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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jimmy Kapadia, Ottawa Hills, OH (US);
Brett Stanley Hinds, Clarkston, MI (US);
Nayaz Khalid Ahmed, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2013.01); B60K 26/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B62D 1/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); B60W 2400/00 (2013.01); B60W 2520/00 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes an elongate member having a connection end electrically coupleable to an attachment point at an external surface of a vehicle. The system includes a motion sensor arranged to detect motion of the elongate member. The system includes a computer that is programmed to actuate one or more subsystems in the vehicle including at least one of steering, braking, and a powertrain, based on received motion data from the motion sensor.