US 12,168,441 B2
Vehicle trailer control
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US); Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Jordan Barrett, Milford, MI (US); Brendan Francis Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); and Michael Alan Mcnees, Flat Rock, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/749,185.
Prior Publication US 2023/0373486 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 10/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 30/18036 (2013.01) [B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B62D 15/029 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2520/06 (2013.01); B60W 2520/22 (2013.01); B60W 2530/203 (2020.02); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
in response to a vehicle towing a trailer being in a reverse gear, determine a relative orientation of the trailer to the vehicle;
while the vehicle is in the reverse gear, in response to the relative orientation exceeding a threshold, brake the vehicle without a braking input from an operator of the vehicle; and
while the vehicle is braked as a result of the relative orientation exceeding the threshold, upon receiving an operator input, permit the vehicle to continue to travel in reverse with the relative orientation exceeding the threshold.