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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Luke Niewiadomski, Hamtramck, MI (US);
Shannon Brooks-Lehnert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Roger Arnold Trombley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth Michael Mayer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Chen Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle system is configured to control a trailer alignment routine. The system comprises a hitch ball mounted on a vehicle and a controller configured to identify a coupler position of a trailer. The controller is further configured to control motion of the vehicle to an aligned position, wherein the hitch ball is aligned with the coupler position. In response to the aligned position, the controller activates a service brake holding the vehicle and while maintaining the service brake activation, the controller activates a parking brake.