Patent ID: 8798860

Claim:
A method for assisting with backing-up maneuvers of a vehicle comprising a tractor and a trailer that is articulated with respect to said tractor, said vehicle being equipped with a steering assist device in which a steering angle of steered wheels of said vehicle is displayed on a display device as a position within a displayed range of steering angle positions within which said steering angle should be maintained, the method comprising: in response to selection of a target point (C) through which a path of the vehicle is to pass during said backing-up maneuvers, calculating a steering angle setpoint value (β 0 ) as a function of said target point (C) and of a geometry of the tractor and trailer of the vehicle; and displaying said steering angle setpoint value (β 0 ) on said display device accessible to the driver of the vehicle, in comparison with said display of an actual steering angle value (β) that corresponds to the position of the steered wheels with respect to a central axis of the vehicle.