Vehicle and method of profiling a trailer and determining vehicle driving range
US11912348B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/82
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle is provided that includes a sensor arrangement configured to sense one or more regions proximate to an exterior of the vehicle, and a controller configured to process signals generated by the sensor arrangement and to detect and generate a geometric profile of a trailer in the one or more regions proximate to the exterior of the vehicle, the controller further determining an air resistance of the trailer based on the geometric profile and calculating an expected driving range of the vehicle based on the detected air resistance.
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