Trailer backup assist system having remote control and user sight management
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1. A system for backing a trailer with a vehicle, comprising:
- a mobile electronic device remotely located from the vehicle and with which a user inputs an intended backing path for the trailer; and
a controller for autonomously controlling the vehicle to back the trailer according to the intended backing path, wherein the controller communicates with a sensing system to determine if the user has lost sight of at least one of the vehicle and the trailer.
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Abstract
A system for backing a trailer with a vehicle is provided herein and includes a mobile electronic device with which a user inputs an intended backing path for the trailer. A controller autonomously controls the vehicle to back the trailer according to the intended backing path. The controller communicates with a sensing system to determine if the user has lost sight of at least one of the vehicle and the trailer.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for backing a trailer with a vehicle, comprising:
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a mobile electronic device remotely located from the vehicle and with which a user inputs an intended backing path for the trailer; and a controller for autonomously controlling the vehicle to back the trailer according to the intended backing path, wherein the controller communicates with a sensing system to determine if the user has lost sight of at least one of the vehicle and the trailer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for hitching a vehicle to a trailer, comprising:
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a mobile electronic device remotely located from the vehicle and with which a user inputs an intended backing path of the vehicle towards the trailer; and a controller for autonomously controlling the vehicle according to the intended backing path, wherein the controller communicates with a sensing system to determine if the user or other object crosses into the intended backing path, and if so, generates a countermeasure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of backing a trailer with a vehicle, comprising:
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using a mobile electronic device remotely located from the vehicle to input an intended backing path for the trailer; and providing a controller for autonomously controlling the vehicle to back the trailer according to the intended backing path, wherein the controller communicates with a sensing system to determine if the user has lost sight of at least one of the vehicle and the trailer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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