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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Edward Pilutti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Luke Niewiadomski, Hamtramck, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B60D 1/06 (2006.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/0285 (2013.01); B60D 1/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/36 (2013.01); B60D 1/62 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 1/003 (2013.01); B60D 1/065 (2013.01); B60R 2300/808 (2013.01); B60W 30/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hitch assist system is provided herein. A human machine interface is configured to receive user-input for adjusting a pre-hitch position of a tow hitch of a vehicle. A controller is configured to generate commands for maneuvering the vehicle such that the tow hitch is moved to an adjusted pre-hitch position at which the tow hitch is aligned with a hitch coupler of a trailer.