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Guided coaching for vehicle positioning to operate an automated hitching feature

A technology in vehicles and vehicles, which is applied in vehicle position/route/height control, vehicle components, motor vehicles, etc., and can solve the problems of not being able to see the trailer hitch, not seeing, lacking, etc.

Pending Publication Date: 2021-05-11
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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Also, the trailer hitch cannot be seen for much of the travel required for proper hitch ball alignment, and in common conditions the driver may never actually see the hitch ball
This lack of line of sight requires that the hitch ball and hitch positioning be inferred based on experience with the particular vehicle and trailer, and may still require multiple stops and walks out of the vehicle to confirm alignment or to record the position for a set of subsequent maneuvers. proper correction

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[0035] For the purposes of this description, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", "left", "rear", "front", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and Derivatives should be as figure 1 associated with the device as it is oriented. It should be understood, however, that the device may assume various alternative orientations unless expressly indicated to the contrary. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes shown in the drawings and described in the following description are only exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Therefore, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics related to the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting, unless the claims expressly state otherwise. Additionally, unless otherwise indicated, it should be understood that discussion of a particular feature or component extending in or along a given direction, etc. does not imply that the feature or co...

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The invention relates to guided coaching for vehicle positioning to operate an automated hitching feature. A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes an imager outputting image data of a field of view to the rear of the vehicle and a controller identifying at least one of a trailer or a coupler of the trailer within the image data. The controller further determines that the at least one of the trailer or the coupler is outside of a specified area relative to the vehicle and outputs an instruction for movement of the vehicle determined to position the one of the trailer or the coupler within the specified area. Upon determining that the at least one of the coupler and the trailer is within the specified area, the coupler outputs a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to a vehicle hitch assist system. In particular, the system provides instructions for movement of the vehicle to align the trailer within a designated area for operation of the hitch assist system. [0002] Background of the invention [0003] Hitching a trailer to a vehicle can be a difficult and time-consuming experience. In particular, aligning the vehicle hitch ball with the desired trailer hitch may require repeated forward and reverse travel coordinated with multiple steering maneuvers to properly position the vehicle, depending on the trailer's initial position relative to the vehicle. Additionally, the trailer hitch cannot be seen for much of the travel required for proper hitch ball alignment, and in ordinary circumstances the driver may never actually see the hitch ball. This lack of line of sight requires that the hitch ball and hitch positioning be inferred based on experience with the particular veh...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60W10/06B60W10/10B60W10/18B60W10/20B60W40/00B60W40/10B60W40/105B60W40/112B60W50/00
CPCB60W10/18B60W10/06B60W10/10B60W10/20B60W40/00B60W40/105B60W40/10B60W40/112B60W2050/0043B60W2520/10B60W2554/20B60W2554/80B60W2710/06B60W2710/1005B60W2710/18B60W2710/20B60R1/31B60R1/26G05D1/0246G05D1/0225B62D13/06B62D15/0285B60R2300/808B60R2300/305B60D1/36B60D1/62B60D1/06G05D1/0033G05D1/0238B60R1/003B60W2520/22B60W2720/22B60W2420/403
Inventor 赛义德·阿明·雷伊斯侯赛尼包博卢克·尼维亚多姆斯基
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC