Patent ID: 6289273
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B60K,B60W,B62D

Abstract:
A measuring and control system for a first following vehicle, comprising:a measuring device for measuring a spacing between said first following vehicle and a second leading vehicle;a regulating and control unit for producing actuating signals (U) as a function of measurement signals output from said measuring device, wherein said regulating and control unit comprises:means for measuring a drawbar angle between said first following and said second leading vehicle during cornering or a lateral offset between the leading vehicle and said first following vehicle, said drawbar angle being an angle between a longitudinal axis of the following vehicle and a connecting line between said first following vehicle and said second leading vehicle;means for providing an output steering angle signal as an actuating signal for transverse guidance of said first following vehicle wherein said output steering angle signal is a function of said drawbar angle (.mu.) in accordance with;U=fkt*.mu.whereU is the steering signal,fkt is a multiplier; and.mu. is the drawbar angle.