Volvo Construction Equipment Ab

Marcus Miller

Roland Kvist

Kajsa Dymling

Jonas Thoursie

Per-Olof Bergqvist

A work machine includes a front section with a front frame, a first set of ground engaging members and a power source for propelling the work machine, a rear section with a rear frame, a second set of ground engaging members and a load-carrying container. The rear section includes an electric drive system adapted for driving at least one ground engaging member of the second set. The rear section is detachably connected to the front section. The power source of the front section is adapted to power the electric drive system in the rear section in an attached state of the front and rear sections. The electric drive system is adapted for driving the at least one ground engaging member of the second set for self-propelling of the rear section in a detached state.

Work machine

A method for controlling a vehicle including a dump body includes automatically monitoring the contents of the dump body during an elevating motion, determining when the dump body has reached a predefined condition during the elevating motion, and controlling the vehicle when it is determined that the dump body has reached the predefined condition.

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Växjö, Sweden

Marcus Miller