Auto-adjusting side-view mirrors
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1. A vehicle side-view mirror control system, comprising:
- a pair of extendable side-view mirrors; and
a controller configured to receive and store one or more trailer identifying indicia that each define a specific trailer having been previously towed by the vehicle and one or more predetermined extendable side-view mirror configurations that each include a side-view mirror extension length;
wherein the controller is configured to control translation of at least one of the pair of side-view mirrors to the side-view mirror extension length that corresponds to the one or more stored trailer identifying indicia.
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Abstract
A vehicle side-view mirror control system includes a pair of extendable side-view mirrors and a controller configured to receive and store one or more trailer identifying indicia and one or more predetermined extendable side-view mirror configurations. The controller is configured to control translation of at least one of the pair of side-view mirrors to a one of the one or more predetermined extendable side-view mirror configurations according to the one or more stored trailer identifying indicia. The one or more trailer identifying indicia define or identify a specific trailer having been previously towed by the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle side-view mirror control system, comprising:
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a pair of extendable side-view mirrors; and a controller configured to receive and store one or more trailer identifying indicia that each define a specific trailer having been previously towed by the vehicle and one or more predetermined extendable side-view mirror configurations that each include a side-view mirror extension length; wherein the controller is configured to control translation of at least one of the pair of side-view mirrors to the side-view mirror extension length that corresponds to the one or more stored trailer identifying indicia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling a vehicle extendable side-view mirror, comprising:
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communicating one or more trailer identifying indicia to a controller associated with the vehicle, wherein each of the one or more trailer identifying indicia define a specific trailer having been previously towed by the vehicle; and by the controller, translating at least one of a pair of extendable side-view mirrors to a predetermined extension length that corresponds to the one or more communicated trailer identifying indicia. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle side-view mirror control system, comprising:
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a pair of extendable side-view mirrors; a controller configured to receive and store one or more trailer identifying indicia that each define a specific trailer having been previously towed by the vehicle and one or more predetermined extendable side-view mirror configurations that each include a side-view mirror extension length; and at least one motor operatively linked to the controller and to the pair of extendable side-view mirrors; wherein the controller is configured to, by the at least one motor, control translation of the pair of side-view mirrors to the side-view mirror extension length that corresponds to the one or more stored trailer identifying indicia. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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