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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Luke Niewiadomski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kyle Simmons, New Boston, MI (US);
Roger Arnold Trombley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Arnav Sharma, Canton, MI (US);
Li Xu, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle maneuvering apparatus comprises a steering control system configured to control a steering angle of a plurality of steered wheels of a vehicle. The controller is further configured to control the vehicle to stop in a stopped position upon completing a vehicle alignment routine and identify an alignment error distance between the hitch and the coupler position in the stopped position. The controller is further configured to calculate a change distance of the hitch based on the steering angle and calculate an aligned steering error distance. The aligned steering error distance is calculated by comparing the change distance to the alignment error. Based on the aligned steering error distance, the controller may selectively suppress the steering angle alignment routine.