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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Roger Arnold Trombley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas Edward Pilutti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nathaniel Abram Rolfes, Oak Park, MI (US);
Shane Elwart, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/20 (2006.01); B60W 40/13 (2012.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01); B60T 8/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/13 (2013.01); B60T 7/20 (2013.01); B60T 8/1708 (2013.01); B60T 13/662 (2013.01); B60W 30/18036 (2013.01); B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60T 8/245 (2013.01); B60T 2201/04 (2013.01); B60T 2230/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trailer backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a brake system and a throttle sensor module outputting a throttle application signal. The system further includes a control module estimating a road grade beneath the trailer and outputting a brake torque request to the brake system based on the estimated road grade and the throttle application signal.