CPC B62D 15/027 (2013.01) [B60L 53/50 (2019.02); G01S 19/01 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60L 2260/20 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/91 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A vehicle-to-vehicle in-flight energy transfer system, comprising:
a towing vehicle;
a towed vehicle;
a towing device that mechanically connects the towed vehicle and the towing vehicle to allow the towing vehicle to pull the towed vehicle during a towing event; and
a control module programmed to coordinate parking steering maneuvers of the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle when parking during the towing event between the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle;
wherein, as part of coordinating the parking steering maneuvers, the control module is programmed 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.
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