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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
Anthony Pupin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Maher Ghneim, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas Richard Wroblewski, South Lyon, MI (US);
Hermann J. Salenbauch, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Benny Vann, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Noah Barlow Mass, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kerry Peter Baldori, Northville, MI (US);
Anthony Pupin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Maher Ghneim, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas Richard Wroblewski, South Lyon, MI (US);
Hermann J. Salenbauch, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Benny Vann, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Noah Barlow Mass, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kerry Peter Baldori, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A camera system and method of assisting a driver of vehicle for off-road mode use is provided. The camera system includes one or more cameras located on the vehicle to generate images of ground near the vehicle. The generated images are displayed to the driver when the vehicle is detected to be operating off-road and are prevented from being displayed when not off-road. A steering wheel direction indicator may also be displayed to the driver.