ACTIVE STEERING CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a vehicle, the vehicle having a steerable front axle and at least one further steerable axle, the system comprising:
- means for determining the path of a reference lead point at the front of the vehicle;
means for determining the path of a follow point at the rear of the vehicle; and
means for driving the at least one further steerable axle of the vehicle such that the deviation between the path of the lead point of the vehicle and the follow point is within a predetermined range whilst the vehicle is in motion.
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Abstract
A system for controlling a vehicle. The vehicle has a steerable front axle and at least one further steerable axle and the system comprises means for determining the path of a reference lead point at the front of the vehicle. There is also means for determining the path of a follow point at the rear of the vehicle, and means for driving the at least one further steerable axle of the vehicle such that the deviation between the path of the lead point of the vehicle and the follow point is within a predetermined range whilst the vehicle is in motion.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a vehicle, the vehicle having a steerable front axle and at least one further steerable axle, the system comprising:
- means for determining the path of a reference lead point at the front of the vehicle;
means for determining the path of a follow point at the rear of the vehicle; and
means for driving the at least one further steerable axle of the vehicle such that the deviation between the path of the lead point of the vehicle and the follow point is within a predetermined range whilst the vehicle is in motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- means for determining the path of a reference lead point at the front of the vehicle;
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