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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Erick Michael Lavoie, Van Buren Charter Township, MI (US);
Hamid M. Golgiri, Livonia, MI (US);
John Howard Schneider, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B62D 6/00 (2013.01); B62D 15/028 (2013.01); B62D 15/029 (2013.01);
Abstract
The systems and methods disclosed herein are configured to determine if a trailer backup assist system is needed to assist a driver with a procedure to backup a trailer that is connected to a vehicle. The estimation of need for assistance may be determined by an assistance model. If assistance is needed, the systems and methods provide an input to initiate a process to enable the trailer backup assist system.