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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Dean Smit, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew Y. Rupp, Canton, MI (US);
Roger Arnold Trombley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas Edward Pilutti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Shutko, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Douglas Scott Rhode, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A display system for a vehicle and trailer is disclosed. The system comprises an interface configured to receive a directional input and a controller in communication with the interface and a screen. The controller is operable to receive a hitch angle and determine a heading direction of the trailer. The controller is further operable to determine a predicted heading of the vehicle aligned with the trailer based on the hitch angle. The predicted heading of the trailer is then displayed by the controller on the screen.