Title :
Trailer parking assistant
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Solid Mech., Brno Univ. of Technol., Brno, Czech Republic
Abstract :
This paper presents a method which would enable the car with coupled trailer to backup safely, preventing i.e. from jack-knifing and provide the driver assistance with steering the trailer in a desired direction. Presented method is based on developing new algorithms for the current parking assistant electronic control units (ECUs) using the ultrasonic sensors. Key idea is to estimate the length of the trailer shaft (axle to coupling length), and the angle between the car and trailer. With those the control for the steering of the car to backup the trailer in the desired direction can be designed.
Keywords :
driver information systems; road traffic control; sensors; shafts; steering systems; ultrasonic devices; ECU; car; driver assistance; jack-knifing; parking assistant electronic control units; trailer parking assistant; trailer shaft length estimation; trailer steering; ultrasonic sensors; Acoustics; Axles; Couplings; Sensors; Shafts; Testing; Vehicles; Parking Assistant Control Unit; Trailer Parking Assistant; embedded control; microcontroller;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics - Mechatronika (ME), 2014 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brno
Print_ISBN :
978-80-214-4817-9
DOI :
10.1109/MECHATRONIKA.2014.7018342
