METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING INSTABILITY IN A VEHICLE-TRAILER COMBINATION

A method of preventing instability in a vehicle-trailer combination is provided. The method comprises monitoring relative movement between the vehicle and the trailer using optical sensing means, wherein the optical sensing means comprises a camera; determining a trailer yaw condition in dependence...

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Main Author Strano, Giovanni
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 06.04.2022
Subjects
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A method of preventing instability in a vehicle-trailer combination is provided. The method comprises monitoring relative movement between the vehicle and the trailer using optical sensing means, wherein the optical sensing means comprises a camera; determining a trailer yaw condition in dependence on a signal output from the optical sensing means; comparing the determined trailer yaw condition to a predetermined threshold yaw condition; and when the determined trailer yaw condition is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold yaw condition, outputting an alert signal indicative of the onset of instability in the vehicle-trailer combination directly to a driver of the vehicle in order to allow the driver to take corrective measures, wherein the method comprises capturing a reference image of the trailer using the camera, monitoring the trailer during towing using the camera, and determining the trailer yaw condition based on differences between a monitored image of the trailer and the reference image
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190188625