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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Wilford Trent Yopp, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B62D 1/04 (2013.01); G05D 1/00 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0212 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
Data is obtained concerning at least one attribute of a vehicle operator. The attribute is used to determine an instruction for positioning a vehicle component during autonomous operation of the vehicle. Autonomous operation of the vehicle, including positioning the vehicle component according to the instruction, is performed.