A system to provide trailer sway countermeasures during hands-free towing obtains sensor data of a vehicle related to a sway condition of a trailer. Based upon the sensor data, a driving scenario is predicted. The predicted driving scenario is then analyzed to determine whether, in the past, that…
A controller commands an electric machine of a vehicle to produce propulsive torque with energy from a traction battery of the vehicle and, at a same time, commands an electric machine of a trailer coupled with the vehicle to produce regenerative torque such that a speed of the vehicle does not…
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle communications system including a tractor and a trailer. The vehicle communications system comprising: a first processor connected to a first filter and configured to be provided on a tractor, the first filter being configured to receive at least one…
A method for ascertaining a coupling state of a trailer coupling between a towing vehicle and a trailer, wherein a pivotal connection between a towing-vehicle coupling element on the towing vehicle and a trailer coupling element on the trailer is established in a locked state of the trailer…
A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and/or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a…
An air supply assembly for a vehicle trailer having a moveable tandem axle assembly includes at least a pair of telescoping tubes that allow air supply to the moveable tandem axle assembly. The telescoping tubes allow air to be supplied to the moveable tandem axle assembly when the moveable tandem…
A cable routing device for connecting a line strand to a carrier element which can be moved with respect to the vehicle, wherein the cable routing device has a carrier element, fastened pivotably to the vehicle, and a cable store, in which at least part of the line strand is accommodated. Based on…
The towing determination device includes a rear sensor and a processor configured to determine whether or not the host vehicle is towing an object based on information obtained from the rear sensor. The processor detects an object OB following the own vehicle while maintaining a constant distance…
A camera monitoring system has a trailer with trailer components that are responsive to at least one control signal and a wiring harness that is in communication with the trailer components and has a connector that communicates with a tractor. The wiring harness carries the at least one control…
A cable system for a truck trailer for reducing the number and/or size of wiring in a commercial trailer cable system from seven to four, three, or two, while also facilitating bidirectional communication with all connected electronic devices in the trailer. The cable system has a ground cable, a…
The present disclosure relates to a method for determining the yaw angle of a trailer with respect to the longitudinal axis of a towing vehicle based on at least one feature included in multiple captured images by providing multiple algorithms for calculating at least one angle estimation.
A receiver hitch for a tow vehicle comprises a tubular receiver located centrally of the receiver hitch having a receiver opening facing outwardly of the tow vehicle. Hitch pin openings are located in opposing side-walls of the tubular receiver having a common axis and configured to receive a hitch…
A communication system includes a trailer module disposed on a cargo trailer, the trailer module including a power line transceiver. The trailer module is programmed to use the power line transceiver to receive a data message from a second trailer module of a second cargo trailer that is following…
A controller commands an electric machine of a vehicle to produce propulsive torque with energy from a traction battery of the vehicle and, at a same time, commands an electric machine of a trailer coupled with the vehicle to produce regenerative torque such that a speed of the vehicle does not…
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for trailers with adjustable batteries are disclosed herein. An example trailer disclosed herein includes a platform, a battery disposed at a first location relative to the platform, a drive to move the battery relative to the platform, and a…
In order to design a connection unit for a connector of a transport device connectable to a motor vehicle, whose lighting units are to be controlled according to a lighting of the motor vehicle, wherein the connection unit comprises a connector receptacle connectable with the connector and having…
In order to design a connection unit for a connector of a transport device connectable to a motor vehicle, whose lighting units are to be controlled according to a lighting of the motor vehicle, wherein the connection unit comprises a connector receptacle connectable with the connector and having…
A method for detecting the presence of a trailer (26) connected to a host vehicle (24) includes a rearward sensor (18) secured on the vehicle that detects the presence of a trailer. An ESC unit determines the velocity of the host vehicle. The rearward sensor determines the velocity of an object and…
Method performed by a vehicle information node (100) for enabling navigation of a vehicle (270) with a trailer (370) connected to the vehicle (270), the method comprising: receiving first trailer data concerning the trailer (370), requesting second trailer data concerning the trailer (370) based on…
A safety system for an electric power line (EL) for interconnecting a tractor (1) and a respective trailer (2), the safety system comprising a traction-detection element (A1, A2, CH, EL, K1) designed to identify a reciprocal departing movement between the tractor (1) and the respective trailer (2)…
The invention relates to a mast assembly for a construction machine with a mast (12), which has a mast guide (14), along which a mast carriage (20) is movably mounted, which is connected to a hydraulic source and has a first hydraulic coupling part (24) for hydraulically connecting a tool unit (40)…
In a fifth wheel coupling (1) for coupling a tractor unit (2) to a semi-trailer (3), with a fifth wheel plate (4) for mounting on the tractor unit (2) and an engagement element (5) for mounting on the semi-trailer (3), it is proposed that an angle measuring device (6) comprising a rotation angle…
The adjusting mechanism has an arm (1) pivoted around a pivot axis between two pivot angle-extreme positions. A flexible supply line (9) is coiled screw-shaped around a coil axis that is parallel to a pivot axis (2). The screw-shaped supply line is arranged in a start position at a radial distance…
A control system for hydraulically operated tools connected to ordinary agricultural tractors, where a connecting unit releases some of the CAN bus units of the tractor from the control circuit of the tractor before the control unit of the tool takes over the control of these CAN bus units.
A device for controlling a plurality of light signal devices (5, 6) of a trailer, said light signal devices (5, 6) being capable of taking a first state where they are current supplied by an electrical system of a towing vehicle, as well as a second state where they are current supplied by a…
The middle bout system has a passage formed between a front carriage (10) and a rear carriage (11) of a vehicle. A cable is provided which extends between the front and rear carriages. A bearing has a guide surface which allows a relative movement in longitudinal direction of the vehicle between…
The device (10) has a light (18) e.g. LED arrangement and incandescent lamp, connected with a connection (20) at grounds (26, 28) of an on-board electrical system (24) of a towing vehicle (12), and another connection (22) at a line (30) for supply of electricity from the electrical system to the…
A device for coupling a trailer with a tractor comprises a fifth wheel (2) to be mounted on a tractor (200) and carrying a coupling seat (8) to be linked to a kingpin (10) rigidly fixed to a trailer (100). The device further comprises a connecting mechanism (11) carrying a junction block (12) to be…
The magazine has a drum disk (2) mounted in a housing, where the disk is rotatatable. The drum disk is preloaded by a spring unit (3) to accommodate a supply line. The supply line engages with a wedge connector by its front segment of line and is led out from the housing by its rear segment of line…
One quick coupling portion has one guide bolt (24) that engage a centering bore oppositely arranged. Each quick coupling portion (12,14) has coupling plugs (32) or coupling sleeves for the connection of hydraulic lines (46). One coupling portion is arranged at a movable manner on one structural…