Trailer parameter identification system
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorsHarpreet Singh, Andrew Bradley
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Abstract
A trailer parameter identification system (1) for identifying at least one geometrical parameter relating to a trailer (5) comprises at least one sensor (9, 10, 11, 7A, 7B) and a processor (33A, 33B). The at least one sensor (9, 10, 11, 7A, 7B) is configured to acquire data. The processor (33A, 33B) is configured to process said data to generate a value representative of a geometrical parameter of the trailer (5).
Claims14
A system for identifying at least one geometrical parameter of a trailer, the system being adapted to be installed on-board a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- at least one sensor for acquiring data relating to the trailer as the vehicle drives past the trailer and arranged to send the data to the processor,
- wherein the processor is configured to process the data to generate a value representative of the at least one geometrical parameter of the trailer, the at least one geometrical parameter comprising a hitch length of the trailer between the tow coupler and the wheel axle;
- wherein the processor is configured to generate the at least one geometrical parameter with reference to a distance traveled by the vehicle as it travels past the trailer.
A method of identifying at least one geometrical parameter of a trailer, the method comprising:
- acquiring data relating to the trailer via at least one sensor incorporated into a vehicle, the data being acquired as the vehicle drives past the trailer;
- and
- processing the data to generate a value representative of a geometrical parameter of the trailer comprising a hitch length of the trailer between the tow coupler and the wheel axle, wherein the at least one geometrical parameter is generated with reference to a distance travelled by the vehicle as it travels past the trailer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.