System and method for controlling a fifth wheel motion
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorsAxel VALLERVY, Jakob HELLGREN
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Abstract
A system for controlling the distance between a vehicle and a trailer. The vehicle and the trailer form a vehicle combination. The system comprises a fifth wheel mounted on the vehicle and configured to couple the trailer to the vehicle, a linear guide for guiding the fifth wheel such that the fifth wheel performs a longitudinal motion along the vehicle, and a controller configured to control a fifth wheel position on the basis of at least one of a preferred front and/or rear axle load and data associated with an upcoming event, to thereby set the distance between the vehicle and the trailer.
Claims15
A system for controlling the distance between a vehicle and a trailer, the vehicle and the trailer forming a vehicle combination, the system comprising:
- a fifth wheel mounted on the vehicle and configured to couple the trailer to the vehicle;
- a linear guide for guiding the fifth wheel such that the fifth wheel performs a longitudinal motion along the vehicle;
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- a controller configured to control a fifth wheel position on the basis of at least one of a preferred front and/or rear axle load and data associated with an upcoming event, to thereby set the distance between the vehicle and the trailer.
A method for controlling the distance between a vehicle and a trailer, the vehicle and the trailer forming a vehicle combination, the vehicle and the trailer being coupled by a fifth wheel mounted on the vehicle, the fifth wheel being guided by a linear guide and configured to perform a longitudinal motion along the vehicle, the method comprising:
- controlling, by a controller, a fifth wheel position on the basis of at least one of a preferred front and/or rear axle load and data associated with an upcoming event, to thereby set the distance between the vehicle and the trailer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.