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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2007
Anya Lynn Getman, Henry, IL (US);
Perry Robinson Macneille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
Aric David Shaffer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Anya Lynn Getman, Henry, IL (US);
Perry Robinson Macneille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
Aric David Shaffer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method of controlling a vehicle with a trailer comprises determining the presence of a trailer, generating an oscillation signal indicative of trailer swaying relative to the vehicle, generating an initial weighted dynamic control signal for a vehicle dynamic control system in response to the oscillation signal, operating at least one vehicle dynamic system according to the dynamic control signal, and thereafter, iteratively generating a penalty function for the weighted dynamic control signal as a function of the oscillation signal response. A neural network with an associated trainer modifies the dynamic control signal as a function of trailer sway response.