Patents by Inventor Jackson B. McGrory

Jackson B. McGrory has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Obstacle avoidance using vehicular active rear steering
    Patent number: 12589803
    Abstract: A system and method for obstacle collision avoidance using vehicular active rear steering is presented. The system and method include determining a front steering angle of a vehicle applied by a driver and an associated rear steering angle of the vehicle configured with active rear steering. Using sensors within the vehicle, a location of an obstacle is detected where, based on the front steering angle of the vehicle and the associated rear steering angle of the vehicle, a path of the vehicle is predicted. Based on the path of the vehicle and the location of the obstacle, a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle is predicted and an adjusting rear steering command is calculated to modify the path of the vehicle to avoid the predicted collision with the obstacle by sending the adjusting steering commands to steering actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jackson B. McGrory, Patrick DiGioacchino, Utkarsh Saini, Halit Zengin
  • OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE USING VEHICULAR ACTIVE REAR STEERING
    Publication number: 20260070612
    Abstract: A system and method for obstacle collision avoidance using vehicular active rear steering is presented. The system and method include determining a front steering angle of a vehicle applied by a driver and an associated rear steering angle of the vehicle configured with active rear steering. Using sensors within the vehicle, a location of an obstacle is detected where, based on the front steering angle of the vehicle and the associated rear steering angle of the vehicle, a path of the vehicle is predicted. Based on the path of the vehicle and the location of the obstacle, a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle is predicted and an adjusting rear steering command is calculated to modify the path of the vehicle to avoid the predicted collision with the obstacle by sending the adjusting steering commands to steering actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jackson B. McGrory, Patrick DiGioacchino, Utkarsh Saini, Halit Zengin