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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry, GB;
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a vehicle control system () for controlling a trailer () coupled to a vehicle () during a reversing operation. The vehicle control system includes a processor () configured to determine an actual trailer travel direction (T) based on one or more sensor signals. The processor () receives a demanded trailer travel direction (T), for example from a user. A maximum permissible hitch angle (Φ) is calculated by the processor () and the demanded trailer travel direction (T) is limited to an angle less than or equal to the calculated maximum permissible hitch angle (Φ). The present invention also relates to a vehicle () incorporating the vehicle control system (); and a method of controlling the reversing of the trailer ().