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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric Hongtei Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Li Xu, Northville, MI (US);
Kyle Simmons, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Paul Theodosis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Douglas Blue, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/18036 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes: motor(s), steering, processor(s) configured to: (a) receive a current heading; (b) receive a desired heading; (c) calculate a first steering angle (FSA) based on (a) and (b); (d) move the vehicle, via the motor(s) and steering: (i) in a first direction based on the FSA; (ii) in a second, opposing direction, based on an opposite of the FSA.