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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Chad Lee Burchett, Browns Summit, NC (US);
Arthur Nalson Fowler, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
Chad Lee Burchett, Browns Summit, NC (US);
Arthur Nalson Fowler, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC, Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 53/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/001 (2013.01); B62D 53/0814 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for increasing the aerodynamic efficiency of a vehicle includes monitoring operating condition of a vehicle, determining if a pre-selected event has occurred with respect to the operating condition of the vehicle, communicating a spacing value to a moving device and adjusting a spacing between a cab and a trailer of the vehicle based on the communicated spacing value.