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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Leo Laine, Härryda, SE;
Mats Jonasson, Partille, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/04 (2006.01); B60W 40/10 (2012.01); B60W 40/13 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/04 (2013.01); B60W 40/10 (2013.01); B60W 40/13 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2520/125 (2013.01); B60W 2530/10 (2013.01); B60W 2530/203 (2020.02); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a vehicle combination, the vehicle combination comprising a first vehicle unit, a second vehicle unit and an articulated coupling connecting the first and second vehicle units to each other, the method comprising determining a coupling force parameter of the articulated coupling based on a combination of motion related parameters obtained from the first and second vehicle units; selecting an operational envelope for the vehicle combination based on the coupling force parameter; and controlling the vehicle combination to operate within the operational envelope.