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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2022
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Daniel Persson, Gothenburg, SE;
Hans Deragården, Kullavik, SE;
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A method for determining an articulation angle of a vehicle combination comprising a first vehicle section, such as a truck, and a second vehicle section, such as a trailer or dolly unit, which are connected via a first articulation joint, wherein the first vehicle section comprises an image obtaining device which is configured to obtain images of the second vehicle section during use, the method comprising obtaining a first image of the second vehicle section by the image obtaining device; mirroring the first image, thereby obtaining a second mirrored image; determining the articulation angle between the first and the second vehicle sections based on a required level of relative rotation of the first image and the second mirrored image until the first image and the second mirrored image match each other.