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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yu Ling, Canton, MI (US);
Chen Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Luke Niewiadomski, Hamtramck, MI (US);
Theresa Lin, Berkeley, CA (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); B60D 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60D 1/36 (2013.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/20 (2013.01); B60R 2300/304 (2013.01); B60R 2300/808 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hitch assist system is provided herein. The hitch assist system includes a sensing system configured to detect a hitch assembly and a coupler. A controller is configured to generate commands for maneuvering a vehicle along a first path or a second path. A user input device includes a display, the display configured to illustrate the first and second paths.