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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2018
Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Sebastian Pliefke, Sailauf, DE;
Horst D. Diessner, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Christian Weber, Karlsbad, DE;
MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular trailer backup assist system is operable to steer a vehicle, with a trailer connected at the rear of the vehicle, during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle and trailer. The system electronically overlays a plurality of zones over displayed video images, with each individual zone of the overlayed plurality of zones being indicative of a respective individual region rearward of the vehicle and trailer. Responsive to a selected zone of travel for the trailer, the control controls steering of the vehicle to steer the vehicle to guide the trailer towards the respective individual region that is encompassed by the selected zone of travel during reversing of the vehicle and trailer. The driver of the vehicle manually adjusts steering of the vehicle to more accurately steer the vehicle towards a target location within the respective individual region that is encompassed by the selected zone of travel.