AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT REATTEMPT IN AUTOMATIC HITCH OPERATION

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20210276378A1
SERIAL NO

16810030

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A hitch assist system for a vehicle is provided herein. The hitch assist system includes a sensing system configured to detect a hitch assembly and a coupler. A controller is configured to determine an offset between the hitch assembly and the coupler. The controller is further configured to generate a command for maneuvering the vehicle forward based on the offset exceeding an offset threshold. The controller is further configured to generate a command for subsequently maneuvering the vehicle rearward along an alignment path. The controller is configured to prompt termination of the forward maneuver of the vehicle based on a determination that alignment of the hitch assembly with the coupler is feasible via execution of the alignment path.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC300 TOWN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 800 DEARBORN MI 48126

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brooks-Lehnert, Shannon Ann Arbor, US 11 35
Niewiadomski, Luke Dearborn, US 87 280
Simmons, Kyle New Boston, US 25 84
Trombley, Roger Arnold Ann Arbor, US 92 5207

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