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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for a vehicle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, a steering system, a sensing system, and a controller. The front wheel and the rear wheel are arranged on a first side of the vehicle. The steering system controls a directionality of the front wheel and a directionality of the rear wheel. The sensing system senses an exterior environment adjacent to the first side of the vehicle. The sensing system also senses a pitch of the vehicle. The controller controls the directionality of at least one wheel chosen from the front wheel and the rear wheel based on the sensed exterior environment, the sensed pitch of the vehicle, and the vehicle being in a parked condition.