Method for a utility vehicle which has a trailer coupling, device and utility vehicle for said method, and computer program product for same
AssigneeZf Cv Systems Europe BV
InventorsKlaus Plaehn, Oliver Wulf
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method for determining, by a utility vehicle having a trailer coupling, an articulation angle between the utility vehicle and a coupled vehicle trailer includes determining, with a model, a modelled value of the articulation angle or an articulation angle change. The method further includes determining, with a sensor unit, a measured value of an articulation angle or of an articulation angle change, and deriving, from the measured value, a correction value. The method additionally includes correcting the modelled value as a function of the correction value, and outputting the corrected modelled value as an output value of an articulation angle.
Claims17
A method for a utility vehicle, in particular a tractor, having a trailer coupling, for determining an articulation angle between the utility vehicle and a coupled vehicle trailer, in particular a semi-trailer, the method comprising:
- a) determining, with a model, a modelled value of the articulation angle or an articulation angle change,
- b) determining, with a sensor unit, a measured value of an articulation angle or of an articulation angle change,
- c) deriving, from the measured value, a correction value,
- d) correcting the modelled value as a function of the correction value, and
- e) outputting the corrected modelled value as an output value of an articulation angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.