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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric H. Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Davor Hrovat, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jianbo Lu, Livonia, MI (US);
Mitch McConnell, Temperance, MI (US);
Matthias Dehmel, Pulheim, DE;
Michael Seemann, Cologne, DE;
Fredrick V. Owens, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 61/12 (2006.01); B60G 17/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/015 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a vehicle includes the step of determining if a curb parking operation is feasible for the vehicle. If a curb parking operation is deemed infeasible, an operator of the vehicle is notified that curb parking is infeasible. If a curb parking operation is deemed feasible, actuatable elements of the vehicle are controlled to facilitate the curb parking operation.