The invention relates to a method for assisting a driver in maneuvering a motor-vehicle combination (1) comprising, as vehicles, at least one tractor motor vehicle (2) and at least two trailers (3a, 3b) coupled thereto, wherein a target articulation angle (γ2) at least between two of the vehicles (3a, 3b) is externally specified and is adjusted by means of at least one steering actuator (5a, 5b) of at least one of the vehicles (2). The method comprises at least the following steps: a) dividing the motor-vehicle combination (1) into at least two sub-combinations (1a, 1b) in such a way that adjacent vehicles (2, 3a, 3b) form a sub-combination (1a, 1b) in pairs, in which sub-combination a first vehicle is used as a trailer unit (3a, 3b) and a second vehicle is used as a tractor vehicle unit (2, 3a), at least virtually; b) repeatedly determining a target angle (α, γ1, γ2) for a number of consecutive sub-combinations (1a, 1b) from a specified target articulation angle (γ1, γ2) between the tractor vehicle unit (2, 3a) and the trailer unit (3a, 3b), beginning with the sub-combination (1a) whose target articulation angle (γ2) was specified externally, wherein: —the determined target angle is adjusted as a target steering angle (α) for the tractor vehicle unit (2) of the sub-combination (1b) by means of the at least one steering actuator (5a, 5b) of the associated vehicle (2) if the tractor vehicle unit (2) has the at least one steering actuator (5a, 5b), or —the determined target angle is specified as the target articulation angle (γ1) for the next sub-combination (1b).


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    Title :

    Method for assisting a driver in maneuvering a motor-vehicle combination


    Contributors:
    GREUL ROLAND (author) / BOOS NICOLAS (author)

    Publication date :

    2018-06-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge