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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Alexander Kade0
Yong H. Lee0
Date of Patent
December 6, 2011
Patent Application Number
13020866
Date Filed
February 4, 2011
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Patent abstract
A method for operating a vehicle includes acquiring position information including an azimuth angle between a non-contacting sensor and a wheeled axle of an attached trailer, determining a trailer tongue length correlated to the position information, determining a track width of the attached trailer correlated to the position information, and calculating a trailer hitch articulation angle corresponding to the trailer tongue length and the track width of the attached trailer.
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