Compensation for trailer coupler geometry in automatic hitch operation
US10870323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D15/0285
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle hitch assistance system includes a steering system and a controller. The controller acquires position data for a coupler of a trailer, derives a vehicle path to position a center of a hitch ball of the vehicle at an interference offset past a centerline of the coupler in a driving direction of the vehicle path, and outputs a steering control signal to the steering system to maintain the vehicle along the path.
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