Inventor

LAVOIE ERICK MICHAEL

US226 patents

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LAVOIE ERICK MICHAEL

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

Topographical integration for trailer backup assist system

Object avoidance for a trailer backup assist system

System and method of inputting an intended backing path

System and method for determining a hitch angle offset

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

Control of a vehicle to automatically exit a parking space

Trailer backup assist system using gesture commands and method

Trailer monitoring system and method

Methods and systems for configuring of a trailer maneuvering system

Systems and methods for delivering discrete autonomous in-vehicle notifications

Capacitive monitoring of vehicle hitches

Trailer wheel targetless trailer angle detection

Trailer backup offset determination

Illuminated vehicle control management pushbutton knob

Multi-stage solution for trailer hitch angle initialization

Speed limiting comfort enhancement

Trailer curvature control with adaptive trailer length estimation

Target monitoring system with lens cleaning device

Trailer angle detection target plausibility

Trailer backup assist system with target management

Trailer length estimation in hitch angle applications

Trailer length estimation in hitch angle applications

Trailer backup assist system having remote control and user sight management

Trailer curvature control and mode management with powertrain and brake support

System and method for calculating a horizontal camera to target distance

Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle

In-vehicle location uncertainty management for passive start

Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle

Gaze detection of occupants for vehicle displays

Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle

Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle

Mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle

Vehicle rear object proximity system using multiple cameras

Methods and apparatus to facilitate pedestrian detection during remote-controlled maneuvers

Vehicle driver locator

Vehicle remote park assist with occupant detection

Mobile device initiation of vehicle remote-parking

Tire pressure monitoring with vehicle park-assist

Vehicle hitch detection system and method

Target monitoring system and method

Centerline method for trailer hitch angle detection

Turn recovery human machine interface for trailer backup assist

Enhanced yaw rate trailer angle detection initialization

FORD GLOBAL TECH

Trailer active back-up assist with object avoidance

Trailer backup assist system

LAVOIE ERICK MICHAEL

Integration of global positioning system and active parking assist functionalities

Rotatable driver interface for trailer backup assist

RUPP MATT Y

Managing jackknife enabling conditions during backing of a trailer by reducing speed of a vehicle backing the trailer

Detection of and counter-measures for jackknife enabling conditions during trailer backup assist

RHODE DOUGLAS SCOTT

Trailer path curvature control for trailer backup assist