Patent ID: 11945530
Assignee: PEBBLE MOBILITY, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A method of implementing an autonomous electric-powered trailer during a towing operation, the method comprising:
sourcing, via one or more computers, sensing data from one or more sensing sources during a towing event involving an autonomous electric-powered (AEP) trailer and a towing entity, the sensing data including observations of one or more driving operations of the towing entity;
estimating, by the AEP trailer, a likely driving intent of the towing entity based on the observations of the one or more driving operations of the towing entity;
generating, via a towing-assist control algorithm, a plurality of towing-assistance instructions based on (A) an input of the sensing data and (B) an input of the likely driving intent of the towing entity, wherein generating the plurality of towing-assistance instructions includes:
(1) estimating, via the towing-assist control algorithm, an amount of towing-assistance to generate, and
(2) computing, via the towing-assist control algorithm, the plurality of towing-assistance instructions based on the estimating of the amount of towing-assistance; and

operating one or more wheels of the AEP trailer at a target torque or at a target braking based on the plurality of towing-assistance instructions, wherein the operating of the one or more wheels enables the AEP trailer to autonomously assist the towing entity during the towing event.