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Title:
CALIBRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ARTICULATION ANGLE SENSOR OF TRACTOR TRAILER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH04254268
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To provide a calibration method and its system for an articulated vehicle automation system including an articulation angle sensor to speedily recover after controlling a brake of the articulated vehicle automation system, preventing a state known as brake induction type trailer deflection and/or jackknife, restraining it or restraining it to the minimum.

CONSTITUTION: An ABS type valve 174 arranged on the upstream side of a glad-hand articulation part of a tractor 12, sensors 170, 172 to detect/transmit a signal to enable computation of a tractor-trailer articulation angle(AA), a rate of change of the articulation angle (dAA/dt) and a secondary derivative of the articulation angle (d2AA/dt2) and a control device 70 furnished with a timer to control the ABS type valve of a trailer brake by receiving an input signal, processing it in accordance with a specified logical rule and transmitting a command output signal are arranged on the tractor.


Inventors:
MAIKERU TOOMASU BURIIN
Application Number:
JP22884191A
Publication Date:
September 09, 1992
Filing Date:
August 14, 1991
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
EATON CORP
International Classes:
B62D53/00; B60T8/00; B60T8/24; B60T8/32; B60T13/66; B62D53/08; (IPC1-7): B62D53/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Nobuo Kaida (2 outside)