System and methods for vehicle alignment control
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsLuke Niewiadomski, Eric L. Reed, Roger Arnold Trombley, Robert D. Klosek
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Abstract
A vehicle control system comprises a sensor configured to capture sensor data and a controller configured to identify a coupler position of a trailer in the sensor data. The controller is further configured to control a vehicle alignment routine aligning the hitch with the coupler position and control an emergency braking operation in response to detecting an obstruction in the sensor data. The controller is configured to suppress the emergency braking operation in response to the obstruction corresponding to the coupler in the sensor data.
Claims20
A vehicle control system comprising:
- a sensor configured to capture sensor data;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- identify a coupler position of a trailer in the sensor data;
- control a vehicle alignment routine aligning the hitch with the coupler position;
- control an emergency braking operation in response to detecting an obstruction in the sensor data;
- and
- suppress the emergency braking operation in response to the obstruction corresponding to the coupler in the sensor data.
A method for controlling a vehicle alignment comprising:
- identifying a coupler position of a trailer in the sensor data;
- controlling motion of the vehicle to an aligned position aligning the hitch ball with the coupler position;
- controlling an emergency braking operation in response to detecting an obstruction in the sensor data;
- and
- suppressing the emergency braking operation in response to the obstruction corresponding to the coupler.
A vehicle system configured to control a trailer alignment routine, comprising:
- a hitch mounted on a vehicle;
- a sensor configured to detect sensor data in a region proximate to the vehicle;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- identify a coupler position of a coupler in connection with a trailer in the sensor data;
- control motion of the vehicle along a vehicle heading to an aligned position, wherein the hitch is aligned with the coupler;
- control an emergency braking operation in response to detecting an obstruction in the sensor data;
- and
- suppress the emergency braking operation in response to the obstruction corresponding to the coupler in connection with the trailer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.