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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Michael Alan Mcnees, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18163 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/36 (2013.01); B60W 2552/05 (2020.02); B60W 2552/50 (2020.02); B60W 2556/65 (2020.02); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A first passing width of a first vehicle can be determined based on (1) a first vehicle angle to a horizontal plane defined with respect to a roadway and (2) a first vehicle lateral width. Upon determining that a sum of the first passing width and a second passing width of a second vehicle exceeds a first available passing width at a first location on the road, a second location can be determined on the road having a second available passing width greater than or equal to the first and second passing widths.