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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohamed Benmimoun, Aachen, DE;
Sufian Ashraf Mazhari, Aachen, DE;
Ahmed Benmimoun, Aachen, DE;
Muhammad Adeel Awan, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/06 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B60W 60/0051 (2020.02); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01);
Abstract
While a vehicle is operated from a first area to a second area based on a stored route, one or more turning regions are identified along the stored route based on sensor data. Upon selecting one turning region, a route is determined from the second area to the first area via the selected turning region based on the stored route. Upon receiving a message from a handheld device, the vehicle is actuated to operate along the route and turn around in the selected turning region.