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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2019
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Anup S Deshpande, Troy, MI (US);
Troy Austin McCormick, Milford, MI (US);
Al-Laith Taha, Windsor, CA;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A wheel orientation warning system and method to alert to a driver to turn front wheels toward a curb includes an electronic processor and a memory. The system includes a slope detector for detecting a slope of the vehicle and an arrangement for determining a presence of a curb adjacent a side of the vehicle. The system includes a transmission device for detecting when the vehicle is in a park mode. The electronic processor is configured to provide an alert to a driver to turn front wheels toward the curb when the vehicle is each of: disposed at a slope with an absolute value greater than a predetermined threshold, disposed adjacent the curb, and in the park mode. The system includes a dashboard display for providing messages and an indication to a driver when the wheels are turned toward the curb.