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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2024
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Akshay Pai Raikar, Blacksburg, VA (US);
William Davis, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Dakota James Hebert, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Makarand Phatak, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Joseph R. Fox-Rabinovitz, Blacksburg, VA (US);
TORC Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A simulator is provided. The simulator includes a kingpin configured to couple to a fifth-wheel of a vehicle, a vertical actuator attached to the kingpin and configured to vertically actuate the kingpin, a horizontal actuator attached to the vertical actuator and configured to horizontally actuate the kingpin, and a simulation controller communicatively coupled to the vertical actuator and the horizontal actuator. The simulation controller is configured to retrieve predefined scenario data from a memory device and control the vertical actuator and the horizontal actuator based on the predefined scenario data to simulate mechanical effects of a trailer on the vehicle.