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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Michael Mayer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Canton, MI (US);
Bo Bao, Canton, MI (US);
Luke Niewiadomski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); B60D 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/025 (2013.01); B60D 1/36 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 2300/808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle hitching assistance system includes a controller acquiring image data from the vehicle, identifying a plurality of trailers within the image data, receiving a selection of a subject trailer of the plurality of trailers, identifying a coupler of the subject trailer, and outputting a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler of the subject trailer.