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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Van Buren Charter Township, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Marguerite Lynn Kimball, Brighton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle mirror system for a vehicle coupled to a trailer is provided. The vehicle mirror system includes first and second mirror assemblies configured to be located on first and second sides of the vehicle, a trailer angle sensor for sensing a hitch angle between the trailer and the vehicle, and a controller for controlling actuation of the first mirror assembly to control a first viewing window of the first mirror assembly for a driver of the vehicle, wherein the first mirror assembly is adjusted to redirect the viewing window to track a feature on the trailer as the trailer articulates relative to the vehicle based on the hitch angle. The second mirror assembly may be controlled to move inwards and downwards.