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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 16, 2025
Zf Cv Systems Global Gmbh, Bern, CH;
Shreyansh Shethia, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Alec Vucsko, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Andreas Schmid, Westpoint, IN (US);
ZF CV SYSTEMS GLOBAL GMBH, Bern, CH;
Abstract
A system for displaying a height of a fifth wheel of a commercial vehicle includes a controller configured to receive a command to modify a height of the fifth wheel. Based on the received command, the controller rotates a boom arm coupled to the fifth wheel at a first end and a chassis at the second end. The rotation of the boom arm rotates a gear of a gear assembly, where the gear assembly is coupled to the chassis and a second end of the boom arm. The controller receives, from the motor encoder upon rotation of the gear, a rotational position of the gear. Using the rotational position, the controller determines a positioning angle of the boom arm. Based on the positioning angle, the controller determines a height of the fifth wheel, and displays the determined height of the fifth wheel of the commercial vehicle on a display screen.