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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey Cotter, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Tyler Daavettila, Howell, MI (US);
Robert Bell, New Hudson, MI (US);
Donald Jacob Mattern, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a controller receiving a driver control signal and outputting a vehicle backing steering command based on the control signal and limited by one of a first angle limit corresponding with a calculated maximum controllable angle and a second angle limit at a maneuverability threshold below the maximum controllable angle. The system further includes an interface outputting an indication of the one of the first and second angle limits.