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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2023
Applicants:
Jtekt Corporation, Kariya, JP;
J-quad Dynamics Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Terutaka Tamaizumi, Okazaki, JP;
Hirotaka Tokoro, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
JTEKT CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
J-QuAD DYNAMICS INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 13/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/18036 (2013.01); B62D 15/021 (2013.01); B60W 2300/14 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/22 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2540/215 (2020.02); B60W 2556/40 (2020.02);
Abstract
A control device is applied to a combination vehicle including a tractor and a trailer that is towed by the tractor. The control device is configured to perform a hitch angle variable acquisition process, a steered angle variable acquisition process, a virtual steering angle variable calculation process, a target virtual steering angle variable acquisition process, and a feedback process.