Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle blind spot system operation with trailer tow
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Application No.: US15348620Application Date: 2016-11-10
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Publication No.: US09937861B2Publication Date: 2018-04-10
- Inventor: Mark Alan Shehan , Kenneth Snarski , Joseph Mackey , Douglas McConnell , Steven Gerd Kanzler
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies LLC , Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
- Agent James P. Muraff
- Main IPC: B60Q9/00
- IPC: B60Q9/00 ; G08G1/16 ; B60R1/00 ; G01S13/88 ; G01S15/88 ; G01S17/93 ; G01S13/93 ; G01S13/87 ; G01S15/87 ; G01S15/93

Abstract:
This disclosure generally relates to a vehicle blind spot detection system, method, and module for adjusting parameters of a vehicle blind spot detection algorithm based on a trailer being attached to the back of the vehicle. More specifically, based on a determination that a trailer is attached to the vehicle and the reception of trailer information corresponding to the attached trailer, an adjust to the parameters of a blind spot detection area is disclosed for ensuring the continued operation of the blind spot detection feature will take into account the attached trailer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170057413A1 VEHICLE BLIND SPOT SYSTEM OPERATION WITH TRAILER TOW Public/Granted day:2017-03-02
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