A vision sensor mounted above a hitch ball attached to a vehicle detects a
colored magnet mounted on a trailer hitch and transmits the visual signal
to a processor mounted within the vehicle operated by a power source such
as the vehicle's 12 volt D.C. battery. The processor assimilates the
sensor's signal and indicates the location of the trailer hitch on a
display screen mounted on the dashboard of the vehicle. As the vehicle
driver backs his vehicle to place the trailer hitch signal on the ball
signal, the actual ball on the vehicle ends up under the trailer hitch.