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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Luke Niewiadomski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kyle Simmons, New Boston, MI (US);
Li Xu, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B60D 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/366 (2013.01); B60D 1/065 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 60/0025 (2020.02); B62D 13/06 (2013.01); G05D 1/021 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a vehicle comprises identifying a first detected position of a trailer coupler in the sensor data and identifying a trajectory range of a hitch of the vehicle based on a steering angle range of the vehicle. In response to the first detected position being outside the trajectory range, the method may continue by calculating a nearby position within the trajectory range based on the trajectory range. The method further comprises maneuvering the vehicle aligning the hitch with the nearby position.