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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Hafner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Shutko, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas Edward Pilutti, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Roger Arnold Trombley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2006.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/245 (2013.01); B60D 1/62 (2013.01); B60W 30/00 (2013.01); B62D 15/027 (2013.01); G08G 1/14 (2013.01); G08G 1/143 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display system for a vehicle attached to a trailer is provided herein. The system includes a display configured to show an aerial view of the vehicle and the trailer and a plurality of waypoints, each indicating a possible parking location for the trailer. The system also includes a device that interfaces with the display and is operable to select one of the plurality of waypoints and set a trailer orientation for the selected waypoint.