Disclosed is a method for determining a trailer connection status for a vehicle comprising: a trailer hitch arrangement (118); an air suspension pressure sensor (106); a tire pressure sensor (110) and a control unit (114). The method (200) comprises: determining (202), at a first point in time, T1, a first air suspension pressure value, PAS1, and a corresponding first tire pressure value, PT1; determining (204), at a second point in time, T2, a second air suspension pressure value, PAS2, and, a corresponding second tire pressure value, PT2, the second point in time, T2; receiving (206), the first and the second air suspension pressure values, PAS1, PAS2 and the first and the second tire pressure values PT1, PT2, to determine (208, 210) an air suspension pressure difference value, ΔPAS, and a tire pressure difference value, ΔPT; and determining (212), the trailer connection status based on the determined pressure difference values, ΔPAS, ΔPT.
A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TRAILER CONNECTION STATUS FOR A VEHICLE, AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A TRAILER CONNECTION STATUS OF A VEHICLE
VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG EINES ANHÄNGERVERBINDUNGSSTATUS FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG UND SYSTEM ZUR BESTIMMUNG EINES ANHÄNGERVERBINDUNGSSTATUS EINES FAHRZEUGS
PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION D'UN ÉTAT DE CONNEXION DE REMORQUE POUR UN VÉHICULE ET SYSTÈME DE DÉTERMINATION D'UN ÉTAT DE CONNEXION DE REMORQUE D'UN VÉHICULE
11.06.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |
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