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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2018
System and methods for detection and response to interference between trailer coupler and hitch ball
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Luke Niewiadomski, Hamtramck, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Rudi Todd Ansbacher, Westland, MI (US);
Anton L. Rogness, II, Dearborn, MI (US);
Elliott G. Pearson, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Andrew D. Niedert, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Joshua Rajasingh, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Lucian K. M. Lippok, Cologne, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle system comprises a hitch mounted on a vehicle and at least one sensor in connection with the hitch. A controller is configured to identify a force applied to the hitch via the at least one sensor. In response to the force, the controller is further configured to approximate a direction of the force. Based on the direction, the controller generates instructions identifying a height adjustment of a coupler of a trailer.