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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Dottavio, Canton, MI (US);
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/26 (2006.01); B60D 1/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/025 (2013.01); B60D 1/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/242 (2013.01); B60D 1/26 (2013.01); B62D 13/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system is disclosed herein. The system includes a hitch ball mounted on a vehicle. A controller is configured to identify a coupler position of a trailer and control motion of the vehicle to an aligned position, wherein the hitch ball is aligned with the coupler position. The controller is further configured to initiate a vehicle agitation routine after the vehicle has reached the aligned position.