Methods and apparatus to facilitate remote-controlled maneuvers
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsHamid M. Golgiri, Erick Michael Lavoie
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to facilitate remote-controlled maneuvers. An example vehicle comprises: wheels, a transceiver, and a processor and memory. The processor is in communication with a remote device via the transceiver and is configured to: determine whether first and second buttons of the remote device are pressed based on signals from the remote device, if the first and second buttons are released, stop rotation of the wheels, and communicate a message regarding the released first and second buttons to the remote device.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- wheels;
- a transceiver;
- and
- a processor and memory in communication with a remote device via the transceiver and configured to:
- determine whether first and second buttons of the remote device are pressed based on signals from the remote device;
- if one or more of the first and second buttons are released, stop rotation of the wheels;
- and
- communicate a message regarding the released first and second buttons to the remote device.
A method comprising:
- determining, with a processor, whether first and second buttons of a remote device are pressed based on signals from the remote device;
- stopping, with the processor, rotation of wheels of a vehicle if the first and second buttons are released;
- and
- communicating, with the processor, a message regarding the released first and second buttons to the remote device.
A system comprising:
- a remote device comprising a display and physical first and second buttons and configured to display a graphical interface having a virtual steering knob and a direction selector;
- and
- a vehicle comprising
- wheels;
- a transceiver;
- and
- a processor and memory in communication with the remote device via the transceiver and configured to:
- control the wheels based on inputs made to the remote device via the graphical interface;
- determine whether the first and second buttons are pressed based on signals from the remote device;
- if the first and second buttons are released, stop rotation of the wheels;
- and
- communicate a message regarding the released first and second buttons to the remote device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.