A trailer tow assist system for assisting in rearward maneuvering of a trailer attached to a vehicle. The trailer tow assist system determines a reverse direction path to a final position of the vehicle and the trailer, determines a trailer angle for the trailer relative to the vehicle, selects a target waypoint positioned along the reverse direction path, determines an offset between a current position and orientation of the trailer and a target position and orientation of the trailer associated with the target waypoint, determines a target trailer angle based on the offset between the current position and orientation of the trailer and the target position and orientation of the trailer, determines an offset between the trailer angle and the target trailer angle, determines a steering angle based on the offset, and controls steering of the vehicle based on the steering angle while the vehicle moves backwards.
ANYWHERE PARKING TRAILER
2024-09-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Automotive engineering | 2012
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