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US 11,897,541 B2Granted
Method for guiding a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorDaniel Johansson
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AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorDaniel Johansson
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The invention relates to a method for guiding a vehicle (1) during reversing along a desired travelling path (TP), wherein the guiding is based on a lateral offset (y) between a preview point (P) located at a preview distance (Pd) behind the vehicle (1) and the desired travelling path (TP), the method comprising: determining (S1) a curvature of the desired travelling path (TP) behind the vehicle (1); adaptively adjusting (S2) the preview distance (Pd) in dependence on the determined curvature, thereby adaptively adjusting the preview point (P); and guiding (S3) the vehicle (1) along the desired travelling path (TP) by use of the lateral offset (y) between the adjusted preview point (P) and the desired travelling path (TP). The present invention further relates to a control unit (100), to a vehicle (1), to a computer program and to a computer readable medium.
A method for guiding a vehicle during reversing along a desired travelling path, wherein the vehicle is a vehicle combination comprising a towing vehicle and at least one trailer, wherein the guiding is based on a lateral offset between a preview point located at a preview distance behind the trailer and the desired travelling path, the method comprising:
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