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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bradley G. Hochrein, Dexter, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B62D 6/001 (2013.01); B62D 6/002 (2013.01); B62D 15/025 (2013.01); G08G 1/168 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system for a vehicle includes a steering system, an input including a rotatable rotary element, and a controller. The controller receives a trailer backup assist mode initiation command from the input and activates a trailer backup mode including outputting a vehicle steering command based on a first instantaneous position of the rotary element to the steering system. The controller further receives a terrain management mode initiation command from the input and activating a terrain management mode.