Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Assisted parking maneuvers for vehicles coupled in a towed recharging arrangement
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Application No.: US17359898Application Date: 2021-06-28
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Publication No.: US11623637B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Stuart C. Salter , Kenneth P. McHugh , Peter Phung , David Brian Glickman , Paul K. Dellock , John R. Van Wiemeersch
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
- Agent David B. Kelley
- Main IPC: B60W30/06
- IPC: B60W30/06 ; B60W30/09 ; B60L53/37 ; B60L53/66 ; B60R1/00 ; H04W4/46 ; B60R11/04 ; G06V20/58

Abstract:
Leading and trailing electrified vehicles are coupled together in a towing arrangement for in-flight transfer of an electrical charge between their battery systems. With the vehicles connected by a towing device, a parking maneuver is initiated in which the trailing vehicle leads the leading vehicle. For the parking maneuver, one of the vehicles is designated (e.g., automatically or by driver agreement) to be an active steering vehicle and the other vehicle to be a passive steering vehicle. At least the passive steering vehicle comprises an electrically-controlled steering actuator. During movement, a turning (e.g., steering angle) of the active steering vehicle is monitored. Based on the turning of the active steering vehicle, an assistive steering angle is determined for the passive steering vehicle. The electrically-controlled steering actuator is commanded according to the assistive steering angle. The parking maneuver may be reverse or forward.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220410872A1 ASSISTED PARKING MANEUVERS FOR VEHICLES COUPLED IN A TOWED RECHARGING ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2022-12-29
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