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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nunzio DeCia, Northville, MI (US);
Dave A. Herman, Southfield, MI (US);
Stephen Jay Orris, Jr., New Boston, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/12 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/025 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B60W 50/085 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0026 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2510/20 (2013.01); B60W 2520/14 (2013.01); B60W 2550/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a lane keep assist system comprises the combination of predicting that a driver may initiate a lane change without using a turn indicator switch and temporarily deactivating the lane keep assist system in response to such prediction.