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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Elizabeth G. Owen, Saline, MI (US);
Andrew Niedert, New Hudson, MI (US);
Kevin Stanton Giaier, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
Peter Simeon Lazarevski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed herein that determine a vehicle backup position for launching and loading a boat using trailer hitch load. An example apparatus includes a data analyzer to determine, based on a trailer hitch load of a vehicle coupled to a trailer, a vehicle backup position for launching the boat at which a boat coupled to the trailer is floating on a body of water and an instruction generator to instruct a braking system of the vehicle to stop the vehicle at the vehicle backup position for launching the boat.