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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Maher Ghneim, Plymouth, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); B60R 1/006 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); B60R 2300/302 (2013.01); B60R 2300/60 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/14 (2013.01); B60W 2720/22 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trailer backup assist system is provided herein. A camera captures images of a trailer connected to a vehicle. A display has a screen for displaying captured images and registering a touch event thereon to assign a target on the imaged trailer. A controller processes the captured images and tracks the target to determine a hitch angle between the vehicle and the trailer while the vehicle is automatically steered during a trailer backup maneuver.