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US 2017/0320518 A1Published application
Turn recovery human machine interface for trailer backup assist
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorErick Michael Lavoie
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Abstract
A backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes an input receiving a backing command and outputting a control signal based thereon. A controller receives the control signal, generates a vehicle steering command based on the control signal, and determines a length of a recovery period based on the control signal. The system also includes an interface outputting an indication of the length of the recovery period.
Claims20
A backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer, comprising:
- an input receiving a backing command and outputting a control signal based thereon;
- a controller:
- receiving the control signal;
- and
- generating a vehicle steering command and determining a length of a recovery period based on the control signal;
- and
- an interface outputting an indication of the length of the recovery period.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a steering system;
- an input receiving a backing command for reversing a trailer including both a direction and an amplitude;
- a controller determining a length of a recovery period based on the amplitude of the backing command, generating a steering command, and outputting the steering command to the steering system;
- and
- an interface outputting an indication of the length of the recovery period.
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A method for assisting in reversing a vehicle-trailer combination, comprising:
- receiving a control signal from an input corresponding to a directional backing command;
- generating a steering command based on the directional backing command;
- outputting the steering command to a vehicle steering system;
- determining a length of a recovery period based on the amplitude of the directional backing command;
- and
- outputting an indication of the length of the recovery period via a vehicle interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.