Patent ID: 11858492
Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 2:
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the jack-knifing condition is determined by receiving a signal that indicates that at least one of the following events has occurred:
an emergency call from the vehicle combination has been issued,
an airbag of the towing vehicle has been deployed,
a yaw, pitch or roll rate for the towing vehicle or the at least one trailer has exceeded a preset threshold value,
a longitudinal or lateral acceleration for the towing vehicle or the at least one trailer has exceeded a preset threshold value,
a force in a trailer coupling has exceeded a preset threshold value,
a speed reduction of the towing vehicle or the vehicle combination has exceeded a preset threshold value,
a value being indicative of a second time derivative of the articulation angle has exceeded a preset threshold value.