Safety verifying system and method for verifying tractor-trailer combination
First Claim
1. A safety verifying system for a tractor-trailer combination, comprising:
- a trailer-data storing portion that is disposed in a trailer that is to be towed by a tractor, the trailer-data storing portion storing or encoding first data associated with the trailer;
a wireless reader that retrieves the first data from the trailer-data storing portion;
a determining portion that determines whether the combination of the trailer and the tractor satisfies a safety requirement based on the first data retrieved by the wireless reader and second data associated with the tractor or an intended route to a destination of the trailer; and
a controlling portion that controls operation of the tractor based on a result of the determining portion, whereinthe trailer-data storing portion is a two-dimensional barcode,the wireless reader is a camera,the two-dimensional barcode is disposed on a front side of the trailer,the camera is a vehicle mounted camera that is disposed in a rear side of the tractor, whereinthe camera is configured to automatically scan the two-dimensional barcode when the tractor is reaching the trailer and the two-dimensional barcode comes into a readable range of the camera.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a safety verifying system for a tractor-trailer combination. The system includes a trailer-data storing portion, a wireless reader, a determining portion, and a controlling portion. The trailer-data storing portion is disposed in a trailer that is to be towed by a tractor. The trailer-data storing portion stores first data associated with the trailer. The wireless reader retrieves the first data from the trailer-data storing portion. The determining portion determines whether the combination of the trailer and the tractor satisfies a safety requirement based on the first data retrieved by the wireless reader and second data associated with the tractor or an intended route to a destination of the trailer. The controlling portion controls operation of the tractor based on a result of the determining portion.
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1. A safety verifying system for a tractor-trailer combination, comprising:
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a trailer-data storing portion that is disposed in a trailer that is to be towed by a tractor, the trailer-data storing portion storing or encoding first data associated with the trailer; a wireless reader that retrieves the first data from the trailer-data storing portion; a determining portion that determines whether the combination of the trailer and the tractor satisfies a safety requirement based on the first data retrieved by the wireless reader and second data associated with the tractor or an intended route to a destination of the trailer; and a controlling portion that controls operation of the tractor based on a result of the determining portion, wherein the trailer-data storing portion is a two-dimensional barcode, the wireless reader is a camera, the two-dimensional barcode is disposed on a front side of the trailer, the camera is a vehicle mounted camera that is disposed in a rear side of the tractor, wherein the camera is configured to automatically scan the two-dimensional barcode when the tractor is reaching the trailer and the two-dimensional barcode comes into a readable range of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for verifying a tractor-trailer combination, comprising:
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retrieving first data associated with a trailer that is to be towed by a tractor through wireless communication; determining whether the combination of the trailer and the tractor satisfies a safety requirement based on the first data and second data associated with the tractor or an intended route to a destination of the trailer; and controlling operation of the tractor based on a result of the determination, wherein the method further includes automatically scanning, with a camera disposed on a rear side of the tractor, a two-dimensional barcode that is disposed on a front side of the trailer and encodes the first data, when the tractor is reaching the trailer and the two-dimensional barcode comes into a readable range of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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