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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/10 (2006.01); B62D 53/08 (2006.01); B62D 53/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/10 (2013.01); B62D 53/0864 (2013.01); B62D 53/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for automatically verifying a coupling between a tractor and a first trailer unit, the method comprising engaging a wheel brake on the first trailer unit, generating a propulsion torque by the tractor, determining a first coupling force between the tractor and the first trailer unit, and verifying the coupling between the tractor and the first trailer unit based on the determined first coupling force.