GB2398050B - Vehicle steering aids - Google Patents

Vehicle steering aids

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GB2398050B
GB2398050B GB0400831A GB0400831A GB2398050B GB 2398050 B GB2398050 B GB 2398050B GB 0400831 A GB0400831 A GB 0400831A GB 0400831 A GB0400831 A GB 0400831A GB 2398050 B GB2398050 B GB 2398050B
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vehicle steering
steering aids
aids
vehicle
steering
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David Neil Carter
James Richard Lormor
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/0011—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot associated with a remote control arrangement
    • G05D1/0038—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot associated with a remote control arrangement by providing the operator with simple or augmented images from one or more cameras located onboard the vehicle, e.g. tele-operation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D13/00—Steering specially adapted for trailers
    • B62D13/06—Steering specially adapted for trailers for backing a normally drawn trailer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D15/00—Steering not otherwise provided for
    • B62D15/02—Steering position indicators ; Steering position determination; Steering aids
    • B62D15/027—Parking aids, e.g. instruction means
    • B62D15/028—Guided parking by providing commands to the driver, e.g. acoustically or optically
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D15/00—Steering not otherwise provided for
    • B62D15/02—Steering position indicators ; Steering position determination; Steering aids
    • B62D15/029—Steering assistants using warnings or proposing actions to the driver without influencing the steering system
GB0400831A 2003-02-07 2004-01-15 Vehicle steering aids Expired - Lifetime GB2398050B (en)

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