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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Phillip M. Turner, Montrose, MI (US);
Richard O. Gillett, Jr., Corunna, MI (US);
Stephen R. Pastor, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Thomas A. Klingler, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Xiaofeng Mao, Novi, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for moving a receiver associated with a hitch frame of a vehicle. The method includes receiving data indicating a hand wheel angle; determining, with a processor, a position for the receiver relative to the hitch frame based on the hand wheel angle; and outputting one or more control signals to a motor coupled to the receiver to move the receiver relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle based on the determination.