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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Donald Jacob Mattern, Canton, MI (US);
Joseph M. Raad, Farmington, MI (US);
Tyler Daavettila, Howell, MI (US);
Robert Bell, New Hudson, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2013.01); G01B 11/272 (2013.01); B60R 2300/207 (2013.01); B60R 2300/302 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for estimating hitch angle offset is provided herein. A sensor system is configured to measure hitch angles between a vehicle and a trailer attached thereto. A controller is configured to calculate hitch angle offsets for a plurality of measured hitch angles, and extrapolate additional hitch angle offsets based on the calculated hitch angle offsets.