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Safety verifying system and method for verifying tractor-trailer combination

  • US 10,073,451 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2016
  • Issued: 09/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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