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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2023
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Olivier Hermann, Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire, FR;
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A vehicle comprising a camera monitoring system, which includes a camera arranged on supporting arm mounted on a cab, to provide captured image of area located rearward of cab; at least one lighting device which is mounted on an air deflector panel and which is configured to form a mark on a load or the trailer, the mark being positioned to be at least partially detectable by the camera and the mark depending on the current position of the air deflector panel; and a controller configured to determine the current position of the air deflector panel relative to an optimal position thereof by comparing the mark at least partially detected by the camera with a reference mark corresponding to the optimal position of the air deflector panel and configured to control an actuator to adjust the position of the air deflector panel from its current position to its optimal position.