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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Roger Arnold Trombley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hai Yu, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/171 (2006.01); B60T 8/24 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 7/20 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/1708 (2013.01); B60T 7/20 (2013.01); B60T 13/662 (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 is provided herein. The system includes a brake system and a steering system of the vehicle. A controller is configured to output a brake torque request to the brake system and a steering command to the steering system, wherein the brake torque request and the steering command are each based at least in part on a trailer mass.