Active HMI coaching to assist in the retreat from a pending trailer flank contact
US11605295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D15/0275
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A trailer flank object contact avoidance system for a vehicle towing a trailer includes a sensor system configured to detect objects in an operating environment of the vehicle and a controller. The controller processes information received from the sensor system to monitor a relative position of at least one object with respect to the vehicle during driving and determines an instantaneous path of the trailer based on a vehicle steering angle and whether the instantaneous path of the trailer would bring the trailer into contact with the at least one object. The controller issues a coaching notification to the driver that reverse driving is required to prevent contact between the trailer and the vehicle when a corrective steering angle cannot prevent contact of the trailer with the at least one object during forward driving.
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