Patent ID: 11965795
Assignee: RANGE ENERGY INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 15:
16. The method of claim 14:
further comprising during the first time period:
detecting a first speed of the tow vehicle; and
calculating a tractor-trailer angle based on the first longitudinal force and the first lateral force;

wherein calculating the first target preload force comprises calculating the first target preload force opposite the direction of motion of the tow vehicle and proportional to the tractor-trailer angle; and
wherein triggering the motor to increase torque output in the direction of motion comprises triggering the motor to reduce torque output in the direction of motion to decrease the first difference between the first total force and the first target preload force:
in response to the first speed of the trailer exceeding a first threshold speed; and
in response to the first total force falling below the first target preload force.