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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph M. Raad, Farmington, MI (US);
Christos Kyrtsos, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Tyler Daavettila, Howell, MI (US);
Donald Jacob Mattern, Canton, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A backup assist system for a vehicle and trailer combination includes a steering system and a first sensor detecting a first dynamic condition of the combination. The system further includes a controller receiving a value for the first dynamic condition from the first sensor at a plurality of instances. The controller further solves for a corresponding plurality of parameters in a kinematic model of the combination and controls the steering system using the plurality of parameters in the kinematic model.