TRAILER ACTIVE BACK-UP ASSIST WITH OBJECT AVOIDANCE
First Claim
1. A method for assisting a driver to back-up a vehicle-trailer combination, the vehicle having a data processing device, comprising the steps of:
- assessing a proximity of an object adjacent to the vehicle-trailer combination during backing-up of the trailer toward a targeted location;
determining whether a path of travel of the vehicle-trailer combination needs to be altered to avoid colliding with the adjacent object; and
implementing a path correction action to alter the path of travel.
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Abstract
A trailer back-up assist apparatus comprises an obstacle sensing system operable to output information characterizing proximity of a object adjacent to a vehicle-trailer combination while the vehicle-trailer combination is being backed toward a targeted location and a trailer back-up assist system correction apparatus coupled to the obstacle sensing system. The trailer back-up assist system uses the information characterizing proximity of the object to determine if a path of the vehicle-trailer combination needs to be altered to limit a potential of the vehicle-trailer combination colliding with the object and implements a path correction action to alter the path of travel of the vehicle-trailer combination to reduce the potential for the vehicle-trailer combination colliding with the object.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for assisting a driver to back-up a vehicle-trailer combination, the vehicle having a data processing device, comprising the steps of:
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assessing a proximity of an object adjacent to the vehicle-trailer combination during backing-up of the trailer toward a targeted location; determining whether a path of travel of the vehicle-trailer combination needs to be altered to avoid colliding with the adjacent object; and implementing a path correction action to alter the path of travel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A trailer back-up assist apparatus, comprising:
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an obstacle sensing system outputting proximity information of an object adjacent to a vehicle-trailer combination while the vehicle-trailer combination is being backed toward a targeted location; and a trailer back-up assist system coupled to the obstacle sensing system, wherein the trailer back-up assist system uses the proximity information to determine if a path of the vehicle-trailer combination needs to be altered to avoid a collision with the object and to alter the path of travel of the vehicle-trailer combination to avoid the collision with the object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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25. A method for avoiding a collision between an object and a vehicle-trailer combination during backing of the trailer along a path of travel toward a target location, comprising the steps of:
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assessing proximity of the object to the vehicle-trailer combination during backing-up of the trailer; and altering the path of travel of the vehicle-trailer combination based on the proximity of the object to avoid the collision with the object. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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