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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2021
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Mohit Srinivasan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Hongtei Eric Tseng, Canton, MI (US);

Li Xu, Northville, MI (US);

Craig Philip Angold-Stephens, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06F 17/11 (2006.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/095 (2013.01); B60W 60/0011 (2020.02); G06F 17/11 (2013.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60W 2300/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive sensor data indicating an obstacle, formulate a first control barrier function for a vehicle based on the sensor data, formulate a second control barrier function for a trailer hitched to the vehicle based on the sensor data, determine a control input based on the first and second control barrier functions, and actuate a component of the vehicle according to the control input.


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