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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Zheng Hu, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Donald Jacob Mattern, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); B60C 9/00 (2006.01); B62D 13/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); B60C 9/00 (2013.01); B62D 13/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/0223 (2013.01); G05D 1/0033 (2013.01); G05D 1/0236 (2013.01); G05D 1/0242 (2013.01); G05D 1/0255 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01); H04M 1/72527 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for backing a trailer with a vehicle is provided herein and includes a mobile electronic device with which a user inputs an intended backing path for the trailer. A controller autonomously controls the vehicle to back the trailer according to the intended backing path. The controller communicates with a sensing system to determine if the user has lost sight of at least one of the vehicle and the trailer.