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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/045 (2012.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/045 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for implementing reverse dig mode and/or reverse drive mode. Reverse dig mode may involve determining an inner front wheel and outer front wheel relative to steering controls and simultaneously applying a forward torque to the inner front wheel of the vehicle and a reverse torque to the outer front wheel of the vehicle. Reverse drive mode may involve determining steering controls of a vehicle and applying inverted controls to the rear wheels of the vehicle that provides a simulated sense that the driver is handling the vehicle in the forward direction.