Automated hitching assist system
US10150505B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2554/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hitch assist system for a vehicle comprises a camera mounted to view a reverse path of a vehicle, an input device connected for the hitch assist system, and a controller. The controller includes instructions for detecting a trailer proximate to a vehicle with the camera, determining a vehicle hitch ball location, determining a trailer hitch location, and calculating a vehicle path from an initial position to a final position. The vehicle hitch ball is laterally aligned with the trailer hitch in the final position. The controller also includes instructions for calculating the steering and braking maneuvers necessary to move the vehicle along the path to the final position and sending instructions to a vehicle steering system and a vehicle brake system to perform the calculated maneuvers.
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