A vehicle system includes a first vehicle having a first longitudinal axis, a second vehicle coupled with the first vehicle and having a second longitudinal axis, and a controller arrangement that includes a global positioning system receiver, a sensor arrangement including a first sensor connected with the first vehicle and operably coupled with the receiver, the first sensor configured to sense a relative orientation of the first longitudinal axis within a global coordinate system, and a second sensor connected with the second vehicle and operably coupled with the receiver, the second sensor configured to sense a relative orientation of the second longitudinal axis within a global coordinate system, and a controller operably coupled with the receiver, the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the controller is configured to calculate an angular offset between the first and second longitudinal axes.


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    Title :

    MULTI-VEHICLE ARTICULATION ANGLE SENSING ARRANGEMENT


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-07-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS



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