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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Timothy G. Offerle, Whittaker, MI (US);
Hongtei E. Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas S. Rhode, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gregory P. Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy G. Offerle, Whittaker, MI (US);
Hongtei E. Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas S. Rhode, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gregory P. Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method of controlling an automotive vehicle includes generating a reverse direction signal corresponding to a reverse direction of the vehicle and generating brake-steer in response to the reverse direction signal.