JACKKNIFE DETECTION FOR VEHICLE REVERSING A TRAILER

A backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a hitch angle sensor providing a measured hitch angle of the trailer. The system also includes a controller determining a position of the measured hitch angle in relation to an unknown jackknife angle by monitoring a predetermined dyn...

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Main Authors Lavoie Erick Michael, Kyrtsos Christos
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.01.2017
Subjects
CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION
CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
MOTOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer includes a hitch angle sensor providing a measured hitch angle of the trailer. The system also includes a controller determining a position of the measured hitch angle in relation to an unknown jackknife angle by monitoring a predetermined dynamic hitch angle characteristic derived from the measured hitch angle for a corresponding jackknife indicating characteristic.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514794336