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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2024
Ihi Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Katsuki, Tokyo, JP;
Munehiko Maeda, Tokyo, JP;
IHI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A coupling angle detection device acquires a shape information of a target member having a prescribed shape and installed in a first vehicle by a shape information acquisition unit installed in a second vehicle and detects an angle formed by a direction specified based on a prescribed condition from the acquired shape information of the target member and a front-rear direction of a vehicle body of the second vehicle that is held, as a coupling angle between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The target member is installed in the first vehicle such that the specified direction fits a front-rear direction of a vehicle body of the first vehicle.