Trailer edge tracking

[0014] Tractors such as, but not limited to, cars, crossovers, trucks, vans, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and recreational vehicles (RVs) may be configured to tow trailers. The tow vehicle is attached to the trailer with a trailer hitch. It would be desirable to have a tractor that includes side power mirrors that can be rotated to maintain an image of the edge of the trailer within the driver's field of vision.

[0015] refer to Figure 1A-3 , in some implementations, the vehicle-trailer system 100 includes a tow vehicle 102 hitched to a trailer 104 via hitch points 106 . The tractor 102 includes a steering system 110 associated with the tractor 102 that steers the tractor 102 and thus the vehicle-trailer system 100 across a road surface based on steering maneuvers or commands having, for example, X, Y, and Z components. As shown, the steering system 110 includes a right front wheel 112, 112a, a left front wheel 112, 112b, a right rear wheel 112, 112c, and a left rear whe...