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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Roger Arnold Trombley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas Edward Pilutti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nathaniel Abram Rolfes, Oak Park, MI (US);
Michael Hafner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a brake module and a throttle module. The system further includes a controller having a vehicle speed detector and coupled with the brake module and the throttle module for implementing a backup mode including detecting an adverse operating condition and then adjusting at least one of the brake module and the throttle module and terminating the backup mode upon detecting the adverse operating condition for a time interval.