A guidance system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a display 61 and a controller configured to generate a steering icon 61 on display 60. The steering icon recommends a steering direction and a steering magnitude related to a steering device 23 of the vehicle in order to correct a deviation from an intended backing path, typically a straight path, and may include a directional element indicating a direction in which to turn steering device 23, for example arrows 62, 64 indicating a requirement for an anticlockwise or clockwise turn. The steering icon may also include a numerical or relational element 66 indicating the recommended amount by which steering device 23 should be turned, and a hold indication for instructing a driver to maintain the current steering position. The steering direction and magnitude may be determined at least in part by reference to the hitch angle of the trailer.
Guidance system for a vehicle reversing a trailer along an intended backing path
2017-05-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
Guidance system for a vehicle reversing a trailer along an intended backing path
European Patent Office | 2018
|GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE REVERSING A TRAILER ALONG AN INTENDED BACKING PATH
European Patent Office | 2017
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