Hitch assist system for correcting misalignment between a tow hitch of a vehicle and a hitch coupler of a trailer
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsThomas Edward Pilutti, Luke Niewiadomski
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Abstract
A hitch assist system is provided herein. A human machine interface is configured to receive user-input for adjusting a pre-hitch position of a tow hitch of a vehicle. A controller is configured to generate commands for maneuvering the vehicle such that the tow hitch is moved to an adjusted pre-hitch position at which the tow hitch is aligned with a hitch coupler of a trailer.
Claims20
A hitch assist system comprising:
- a human machine interface configured to receive user-input for adjusting a pre-hitch position of a tow hitch of a vehicle;
- and
- a controller configured to generate commands for maneuvering the vehicle such that the tow hitch is moved to an adjusted pre-hitch position at which the tow hitch is aligned with a hitch coupler of a trailer.
A human machine interface of a vehicle having a tow hitch, comprising:
- a touchscreen display configured to display a view of the tow hitch in a pre-hitch position proximate a hitch coupler of a trailer and register one or more touch events thereon for adjusting the pre-hitch position of the tow hitch to correct misalignment between the tow hitch and the hitch coupler.
A method of correcting misalignment between a tow hitch of a vehicle and a hitch coupler of a trailer, comprising the steps of:
- receiving user-input via a human machine interface for adjusting a pre-hitch position of the tow hitch;
- and
- providing a controller for generating commands for maneuvering the vehicle such that the tow hitch is moved to an adjusted pre-hitch position at which the tow hitch is aligned with the hitch coupler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.