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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Walt Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Marvin Paul Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dan Scott Colvin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brandon R. Masterson, Washtenaw, MI (US);
Walt Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Marvin Paul Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dan Scott Colvin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brandon R. Masterson, Washtenaw, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A trailer connection assist system includes a towing vehicle having a hitch receiver, a trailer having a trailer hitch, a system controller, a position sensor provided on the hitch receiver and the trailer hitch and communicating with the system controller, a vehicle motor of the towing vehicle interfacing with the system controller, vehicle wheels of the towing vehicle interfacing with the vehicle motor and a steering system connected to the system controller and the vehicle wheels and adapted to steer the vehicle wheels. The system controller is adapted to operate the vehicle motor and the steering system responsive to input from the position sensor. A method of aligning a hitch with a hitch receiver provided on a towing vehicle is also disclosed.