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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph M. Raad, Farmington, MI (US);
Donald Jacob Mattern, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/245 (2013.01); B60D 1/62 (2013.01); B60Q 9/005 (2013.01); B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); B62D 15/027 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0088 (2013.01); B60W 2520/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for calibrating a backup assist system for a trailer attached to a vehicle is provided which includes a hitch sensor continuously measuring a hitch angle between the vehicle and the trailer. A controller is configured to determine an offset of the measured hitch angle. The controller is configured to calculate and store in memory a forward offset if no reverse offset is stored.