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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Canton, MI (US);
Bo Bao, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Siyuan Ma, Detroit, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Van Buren Charter Township, MI (US);
Hamid M. Golgiri, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The disclosure describes systems and methods including a mobile device for remotely controlling the movement of a vehicle and trailer. The mobile device provides an intuitive interface for controlling the movement of the vehicle and trailer by changing the orientation of a vehicle graphic (e.g., of the vehicle and trailer) according to a position of the mobile device around a periphery of the vehicle and trailer. This allows the user to walk around the vehicle and trailer to determine a best position from which to control the vehicle and trailer depending on a given situation without losing the intuitiveness of the user interface.