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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Wabco Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Oliver Wulf, Neustadt, DE;
ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BV, Brussels, BE;
Abstract
A control method, for the semi-automatic transfer of a driven utility vehicle into a sensor-identifiable target position, includes sensing a relative position of the utility vehicle in relation to the target position and deriving, from the relative position, an automatic, rules-based lateral control of the utility vehicle configured to, together with a longitudinal control, transfer the utility vehicle into the target position. The method further includes detecting, with the aid of a remote control transmitter of the utility vehicle, the presence of an activation signal generated by an operator located outside of the utility vehicle, initiating, in response to the detection of the presence of the activation signal, the transfer of the utility vehicle according to the lateral control and the longitudinal control, and detecting an absence of the activation signal and interrupting the transfer to bring the utility vehicle to a standstill.