A method for reversing an articulated vehicle (100, 300, 700, 800) comprising a tractor (110) and one or more towed vehicle units (120, 130, 140, 150), the method comprising arranging (S1) an electrified trailer, e-trailer, (200) comprising one or more electric machines, EM, (410) and a steering function (420) as a rearmost towed vehicle unit (130) of the articulated vehicle,obtaining (S2) a reversal command indicative of a desired reversal maneuver by the articulated vehicle (100, 300, 700, 800),configuring (S3) the e-trailer in a reverse towing mode of operation, in which mode the e-trailer is arranged to use the one or more EMs and the steering function to reverse according to the reversal command while towing the tractor (110) and any further trailer units (120, 140, 150) of the articulated vehicle,configuring (S4) the tractor (110) and the further trailer units (120, 140, 150) of the articulated vehicle in a passive towed mode of operation, in which mode the tractor (110) and the further trailer units (120, 140, 150) are arranged to be towed by the e-trailer, and reversing (S5) the articulated vehicle (100, 300, 700, 800) by issuing the reversal command to the e-trailer.
ELECTRIFIED TRAILER WITH REVERSE ASSIST FUNCTION
ELEKTRIFIZIERTER ANHÄNGER MIT RÜCKFAHRASSISTENZFUNKTION
REMORQUE ÉLECTRIFIÉE DOTÉE D'UNE FONCTION D'ASSISTANCE À LA MARCHE ARRIÈRE
2022-11-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |