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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2022
Toyota Motor Eng & Mfg N.a., Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Corey Zwegers, Dexter, MI (US);
Danil V. Prokhorov, Canton, MI (US);
Sergei S. Avedisov, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Paul Timothy Fanson, Howell, MI (US);
Gregg J. Overfield, Canton, MI (US);
Miles J. Johnson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shigenori Shibata, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Adam R. VanAntwerp, Chelsea, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to navigating a trailer after the physical connection between a vehicle and trailer disconnects. In one embodiment, a method includes responsive to determining that a physical connection between a vehicle and a trailer has disconnected, determining trajectory information for navigating the trailer without a connection to the vehicle. The method includes communicating the trajectory information to the trailer to cause the trailer to follow a trajectory associated with the vehicle. The method includes monitoring whether the trailer is following the trajectory.