Patent ID: 11945502
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A method, comprising:
during a towing event in which a towing vehicle is towing a towed vehicle, controlling the towed vehicle to provide a parking steering maneuver when parking the towed vehicle and the towing vehicle during the towing event,
wherein the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle are mechanically connected by a towing device to allow the towing vehicle to pull the towed vehicle during the towing event;
wherein, as part of the parking steering maneuver, the method is configured to:
coordinate a first steering-related use case configured to:
instruct a user of the towing vehicle to turn a first set of drive wheels in a first direction toward a curb when parking on a downhill grade of a roadway; and
command the towed vehicle to turn a second set of drive wheels of the towed vehicle in the first direction toward a curb; or

coordinate a second steering-related use case configured to:
instruct the user of the towing vehicle to turn the first set of drive wheels in a second direction away from the curb when parking on an uphill grade of the roadway; and
command the towed vehicle to turn the second set of drive wheels of the towed vehicle in the second direction away from the curb; or

coordinate a third steering-related use case configured to:
instruct the user of the towing vehicle to turn the first set of drive wheels in a third direction away from a traffic side of the towing vehicle when parking on a minimal grade of the roadway; and
command the towed vehicle to turn the second set of drive wheels of the towed vehicle in a fourth direction that is opposite of the third direction.