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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Tushita Arun Sikder, Windsor, CA;
Jackson Barry Mcgrory, Mississauga, CA;
Mohammadali Shahriari, Markham, CA;
Ashraf Abualfellat, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Henry Warren Grasman, Flushing, MI (US);
Lance G. Lamson, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle towing a trailer. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, by a processor, sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle; estimating, by a processor, a steering torque value based on the sensor data; estimating, by the processor, a steering angle value based on the sensor data; determining, by the processor, a trailer tongue value based on the steering torque value and the steering angle value; and generating, by the processor, a control signal to control the vehicle based on the trailer tongue value.