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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew J. Dalebout, Canton, MI (US);
Anthony Dwayne Cooprider, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ronald Patrick Brombach, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kevin Thomas Hille, Plymouth, MI (US);
Karl William Wojcik, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Terry Thomas Cwik, Northville, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew J. Dalebout, Canton, MI (US);
Anthony Dwayne Cooprider, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ronald Patrick Brombach, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kevin Thomas Hille, Plymouth, MI (US);
Karl William Wojcik, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Terry Thomas Cwik, Northville, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling the operation of stabilizing the movement of a vehicle between primary and secondary drivers is provided. A primary key is adapted to be associated to the primary driver. A secondary key is adapted to be associated to the secondary driver. A key ignition device is positioned on the primary and secondary keys and is configured to generate driver status signals indicative of whether the driver is a primary or secondary driver. The controller is adapted to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is the primary driver or the secondary driver based on the driver status signals. The controller is further adapted to stabilize the movement of the vehicle. The controller is further adapted to selectively control the operation of stabilizing the movement of the vehicle in response to the driver status signals.