Patent ID: 8892307
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: B60G,B62D

Abstract:
1. An axle control method for a vehicle, said vehicle having at least one of a lifting axle and a steered axle, and a control device adapted to control at least one of raising and lowering of said lifting axle and locking and unlocking of said steered axle, wheels of the steered axle being (i) restricted from being steered when the steered axle is locked and (ii) steerable when the steered axle is unlocked, the method comprising the steps of: utilizing said control device, determining whether said vehicle is traveling in reverse, and when said vehicle is traveling in reverse, automatically generating at least one of a first lifting axle control signal that lowers said lifting axle and a first steered axle control signal that unlocks said steered axle.