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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Li Xu, Northville, MI (US);
Douglas Blue, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kyle Simmons, New Boston, MI (US);
Luke Niewiadomski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Eric Hongtei Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Peter Ling, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hitch assist system is provided herein that includes a sensing system configured to detect a trailer and obstacles proximate the trailer. The hitch assist system also includes a controller in communication with the sensing system and configured to define a final vehicle heading direction relative to the trailer when a hitch ball of a vehicle is aligned with a coupler of the trailer; determine an uppermost/farthest position of the vehicle from the trailer; determine a lowermost/nearest position of the vehicle from the trailer; and determine a vehicle path that aligns the vehicle within the uppermost/farthest and lowermost/nearest positions.