Trailer backup assist system with waypoint selection

M Hafner, J Shutko, TE Pilutti, RA Trombley - US Patent 9,969,428, 2018 - Google Patents
A display system for a vehicle attached to a trailer is provided herein. The system includes a
display configured to show an aerial view of the vehicle and the trailer and a plurality of …

Trailer backup assist system with off-shoot correction

M Hafner, TE Pilutti - US Patent 9,783,230, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A trailer backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer is provided
herein. The system includes a steering input device for controlling a desired curvature. A …

Trailer sensor module and associated method of wireless trailer identification and motion estimation

C Kyrtsos, TE Pilutti, EM Lavoie - US Patent 9,315,212, 2016 - Google Patents
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Trailer length estimation in hitch angle applications

EM Lavoie, C Kyrtsos - US Patent 9,290,203, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A vehicle system for estimating a trailer length is disclosed and includes a
first sensor for measuring a wheel steer angle and a second sensor for measuring a hitch …

Trajectory planner for a trailer backup assist system

M Hafner, TE Pilutti - US Patent 9,708,000, 2017 - Google Patents
In one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter, a trailer backup assist system includes a
state estimator that deter mines a current position of a trailer relative to a waypoint position …

Trailer backup assist system with trajectory planner for multiple waypoints

M Hafner, TE Pilutti - US Patent 9,238,483, 2016 - Google Patents
A trailer backup assist system, according to one embodiment, includes a state estimator that
determines a current position of a trailer relative to a plurality of waypoints. A trajectory …

Trailer backup offset determination

EM Lavoie, JM Raad, DJ Mattern - US Patent 9,937,953, 2018 - Google Patents
A system for calibrating a backup assist system for a trailer attached to a vehicle is provided
which includes a hitch sensor continuously measuring a hitch angle for determining an …

System and method of calibrating a trailer backup assist system

EM Lavoie - US Patent 9,290,202, 2016 - Google Patents
A system and a method are provided for calibrating a backup assist system for a trailer
attached to a vehicle. The method includes driving the vehicle forward substantially straight …

Trailer length estimation in hitch angle applications

EM Lavoie, C Kyrtsos - US Patent 9,335,163, 2016 - Google Patents
A vehicle system for estimating a trailer length is disclosed and includes a first sensor for
measuring a wheel steer angle and a second sensor for measuring a hitch angle. A …

Display system utilizing vehicle and trailer dynamics

DD Smit, MY Rupp, RA Trombley, TE Pilutti… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A display system for a vehicle and trailer is disclosed. The system
comprises an interface configured to receive a direc tional input and a controller in …