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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex James, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Donald A. Perlick, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Thomas Salmon, Rochester, MI (US);
Bang Kim Cao, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0004 (2013.01); B60W 2530/00 (2013.01); B60W 2600/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to extricate a vehicle from a stuck condition, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a command to place a vehicle in a stuck mode. The stuck mode corresponds to an autonomous control mode of the vehicle. The method further includes autonomously controlling the vehicle in the stuck mode to attempt to extricate the vehicle from a stuck condition.