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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christos Kyrtsos, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Erick Michael Lavoie, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B62D 15/021 (2013.01); B60W 2600/00 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a hitch angle sensor providing a measured hitch angle of the trailer. The system also includes a controller determining a position of the measured hitch angle in relation to an unknown jackknife angle by monitoring a predetermined dynamic hitch angle characteristic derived from the measured hitch angle for a corresponding jackknife indicating characteristic.