Mobile robots with trailers and its control is one of the most challenging problems in service
robotics. Since, these kinds of robots can accomplish the given task in a faster and cheaper …

A display system for a vehicle attached to a trailer is provided herein. The system includes a
display configured to show an aerial view of the vehicle and the trailer and a plurality of …

Maneuvering a general 2‐trailer with a car‐like tractor in backward motion is a task that
requires a significant skill to master and is unarguably one of the most complicated tasks a …

(57) ABSTRACT A trailer backup assist system for a vehicle reversing a trailer is provided
herein. The system includes a steering input device for controlling a desired curvature. A …

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(57) ABSTRACT A vehicle system for estimating a trailer length is disclosed and includes a
first sensor for measuring a wheel steer angle and a second sensor for measuring a hitch …

The problem of asymptotic stabilization for straight and circular forward/backward motions of
a tractor-trailer system is addressed using Lyapunov techniques. Smooth, bounded …

In one embodiment of the disclosed subject matter, a trailer backup assist system includes a
state estimator that deter mines a current position of a trailer relative to a waypoint position …

A trailer backup assist system, according to one embodiment, includes a state estimator that
determines a current position of a trailer relative to a plurality of waypoints. A trajectory …

A system for calibrating a backup assist system for a trailer attached to a vehicle is provided
which includes a hitch sensor continuously measuring a hitch angle for determining an …