Abstract: System and method for improving braking efficiency by increasing the magnitude of a frictional force between a tire of a vehicle wheel and a road surface. Braking efficiency may be improved by controlling the normal force applied on the wheel, with an active suspension actuator, based on the wheel's slip ratio.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling operation of a trailer brake system associated with an agricultural vehicle-trailer combination. A coupling force between the vehicle and the trailer is determined and used to control operation of the trailer brake system in dependence thereon. A primary control strategy is used in dependence on the determined coupling force being within a coupling force range; and one or more secondary control strategies are used in dependence on the determined coupling force being outside of the coupling force range.

Abstract: A system for managing vehicle body and wheel motion control with a dual clutch differential includes sensors and actuators disposed on the vehicle, the sensors measuring real-time static and dynamic data and the actuators altering static and dynamic behavior of the motor vehicle. A control module executes program code portions stored in memory. The program code portions receive the real-time static and dynamic data; selectively prioritize torque output from a prime mover of the vehicle through the differential to driven wheels of the vehicle to control a body and the driven wheels; model and estimate clutch torque for each clutch of the dual clutch differential; model and estimate a joint clutch torque, a tire force, and corner torque; and generate a torque output for each clutch of the dual clutch differential that is selected to maintain one or more of body control, wheel control, and stability of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses described herein are directed to vehicle self-diagnostics. For example, a vehicle can include sensors monitoring vehicle components, for perceiving objects and obstacles in an environment, and for navigating the vehicle to a destination. Data from these and other sensors can be leveraged to determine a behavior associated with the vehicle. Based at least in part on determining the behavior, a vehicle can determine a fault and query one or more information sources associated with the vehicle to diagnose the fault. Based on diagnosing the fault, the vehicle can determine instructions for redressing the fault. The vehicle can diagnose the fault in near-real time, that is, while driving or otherwise in the field.

Abstract: The present invention obtains a controller and a control method capable of appropriately executing adaptive cruise control of a straddle-type vehicle. In the controller and the control method according to the present invention, when braking forces are generated on at least one of wheels of the straddle-type vehicle during the adaptive cruise control, in which the straddle-type vehicle is made to travel according to a distance from the straddle-type vehicle to a preceding vehicle, motion of the straddle-type vehicle, and a rider's instruction, at a braking start time point at which the braking force starts being generated on at least one of the wheels, braking force distribution between the front and the rear wheel is brought into an initial state where the braking force is generated on the front wheel.

Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating the performance of three-dimensional (3D) sensors can include, for example, obtaining, via a 3D sensor in a testing apparatus, range information of a scene within a field-of-view (FOV) of the 3D sensor. The scene includes a plurality of targets disposed within the testing apparatus. Each of the plurality of targets is located at a different distance from the 3D sensor in the testing apparatus. A validation of the performance of the 3D sensor at the different distances is performed at a same point in time, based on the range information. An indication of a result of the validation is provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling components of a vehicle are provided. The vehicle can include a data processing system (“DPS”) including one or more processors and memory. The DPS can receive sensor data from sensors of the vehicle. The DPS can determine a vehicle body height. The DPS can determine a vehicle roll angle. The DPS can determine a first height of a road and a second height or the road. The DPS can determine a road height based on the first height of the road and the second height of the road. The DPS can provide the road height to a controller of one or more vehicles. The DPS can adjust the component of the one or more vehicles.

Abstract: A steel plant control device includes a subtractor, a PI controller, a first-order lag controller, and an adder. In a band that is lower than a first frequency f1, a gain of the PI controller is higher than a gain of the first-order lag controller; in a band from the first frequency f1 to a second frequency f2, the gain of the first-order lag controller is higher than the gain of the PI controller; and in a band that is higher than the second frequency f2, the gain of the PI controller is higher than the gain of the first-order lag controller.

Abstract: Techniques for using a set of variables to estimate a vehicle velocity of a vehicle are discussed herein. A system may determine an estimated velocity of the vehicle using a minimization based on an initial estimated velocity, steering angle data and wheel speed data. The system may then control an operation of the vehicle based at least in part on the estimated velocity.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to perform electrical braking with a fail-safe function includes a main brake pedal sensor configured to generate a first output signal, a main brake controller configured to brake a vehicle by controlling a brake according to a first braking signal based on the first output signal, a redundancy brake pedal sensor configured to generate a second output signal proportional to the stroke of the brake pedal, the second output signal having a magnitude within a preset error range from the first output signal, and a redundancy brake controller configured to brake the vehicle by controlling the brake according to the second braking signal based on the second output signal, in which the redundancy brake controller may be configured to brake the vehicle when the main brake controller fails, and the main brake controller may be configured to brake the vehicle when the redundancy brake controller fails.

Abstract: A method includes determining a desired yaw moment to be applied to an ego vehicle during travel. The method also includes identifying yaw moment changes that are achievable using different torque vectoring techniques supported by the ego vehicle. The method further includes selecting at least one of the torque vectoring techniques based on the identified yaw moment changes. In addition, the method includes using the at least one selected torque vectoring technique to obtain the desired yaw moment and create lateral movement of the ego vehicle during the travel. In some cases, a desired response time associated with the lateral movement of the ego vehicle may be used, where steering control provides a faster response time and torque vectoring control provides a slower response time. The at least one torque vectoring technique may be selected based on different energy efficiencies associated with different ones of the torque vectoring techniques.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method intended to regulate the speed of a vehicle with at least partially automated driving and knowing the radius of curvature of a future segment which it is about to take on its route. This method comprises a step (10-90) which involves regulating the speed of the vehicle in accordance with a speed setpoint and, in the event that a radius of curvature of the future segment representative of a bend is detected, determining a maximum transverse acceleration that the vehicle can undergo in the bend depending on the speed setpoint, then a maximum speed that the vehicle would have in the bend if it underwent this maximum transverse acceleration in the presence of the detected radius of curvature, then imposing a deceleration phase on the vehicle until a deceleration speed chosen as a function of this determined maximum speed is reached.

Abstract: A rough terrain vehicle includes: a vehicle body; a state detector mounted on the vehicle body and configured to detect a state of the vehicle; a control target mounted on the vehicle body and operable during driving of the vehicle; an estimator mounted on the vehicle body and configured to estimate a margin for overturning of the vehicle or for load on the vehicle based on a result of detection by the state detector; and a controller mounted on the vehicle body and configured to, when the vehicle is traveling, control the control target to allow the margin estimated by the estimator to exceed a predetermined level.

Abstract: A stably braking system and a method using the same control wheels on a single axle of a ground vehicle. Firstly, at least one of a wheel deceleration and an actual slip of each of the wheels is calculated. Hydraulic control commands are generated when a braking operation is performed in response to a braking indication signal and it is detected that the wheel deceleration or the actual slip is higher. The hydraulic control commands are configured to control a hydraulic braking system to adjust the wheel speed. When the ground vehicle drives in a straight line or turns with a first pose physical quantity, the hydraulic control command with a low priority is replaced by the hydraulic control command with a high priority and the hydraulic braking system is controlled to adjust the wheel speeds based on the identical hydraulic control commands.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a desired path for an ego vehicle. The method also includes determining how to apply steering control and torque vectoring control to cause the ego vehicle to follow the desired path. The determination is based on actuator delays associated with the steering control and the torque vectoring control and one or more limits of the ego vehicle. The method further includes applying at least one of the steering control and the torque vectoring control to create lateral movement of the ego vehicle during travel. Determining how to apply the steering control and the torque vectoring control may include using a state-space model that incorporates first-order time delays associated with the steering control and the torque vectoring control and using a linear quadratic regulator to determine how to control the ego vehicle based on the state-space model and the one or more limits of the ego vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling driving of a vehicle includes a camera configured to acquire an image in front of a vehicle, a sensor configured to acquire a driving speed of the vehicle, a first neural network configured to calculate a compensation steering angle based on comparing a driving steering angle with a calculated steering angle, and a second neural network configured to set a speed of the vehicle based on comparing the compensation steering angle with a threshold, wherein the driving steering angle comprises steering angle information collected while the vehicle is being driven and the calculated steering angle comprises steering angle information learned by receiving the image and the driving speed.

Abstract: The techniques discussed herein include modifying a Kalman filter to additionally include a loss component that dampens the effect measurements with large errors (or measurements indicating states that are rather different than the predicted state) have on the Kalman filter and, in particular, the updated uncertainty and/or updated prediction. In some examples, the techniques include scaling a Kalman gain based at least in part on a loss function that is based on the innovation determined by the Kalman filter. The techniques additionally or alternatively include a reformulation of a Kalman filter that ensures that the uncertainties determined by the Kalman filter remain symmetric and positive definite.

Abstract: A vehicle and a method of controlling turning thereof are provided. The turning control method of a vehicle includes calculating first compensation torque based on a lateral acceleration variation during turning, determining first compensated demanded torque by applying the first compensation torque to demanded torque, determining second compensation torque for preventing wheel slip of a driving wheel based on the first compensated demanded torque and an actual vehicle behavior, and determining second compensated demanded torque input to a driving source controller by applying the second compensation torque to the first compensated demanded torque.

Abstract: Provided are systems, methods and computer program code for estimating a current mass of a vehicle and a trailer.

Abstract: A system for supervisory control for eAWD and eLSD in a motor vehicle includes a control module, and sensors and actuators disposed on the motor vehicle. The sensors measure real-time motor vehicle data, and the actuators alter behavior of the motor vehicle. The control module receives the real-time data; receives one or more driver inputs to the motor vehicle; determines a status of a body of the motor vehicle; determines a status of axles of the motor vehicle; determines a status of each wheel of the motor vehicle; and generates a control signal to the actuators from the driver inputs and the body, axle, and wheel statuses. The control module also exercises supervisory control by actively adjusting constraints on the control signal to each of the actuators where actively adjusting constraints on the control signal alters boundaries of control actions in response to the one or more driver inputs.

Abstract: A method of brake steering in a four-wheel drive utility vehicle having a driven front axle carrying at least two front wheels, a driven rear axle carrying at least two rear wheels, a powertrain delivering torque to the front and rear axles via a connecting shaft, a controlled clutch arrangement in the connecting shaft operable to vary the distribution of delivered torque between the front and rear axles, and independently operable service brakes on each of the front and rear wheels. The method comprises, on the vehicle entering a turn, applying the service brakes of the front and rear wheels on the inside of the turn and adjusting the clutch arrangement to adapt the share of the available torque between the front and rear axles. Additional braking force may be applied from independently operable park brakes on the rear wheels in inverse relationship to the level of service brake force applied.

Abstract: The present disclosure may relate to a method capable of monitoring a tire pressure, and may include estimating a tire necessary air pressure based on a location and an external temperature of a vehicle, determining whether a change in a current applied to an in-wheel motor is included in a preset range, when the vehicle is driving at a uniform speed during a preset time, calculating weights according to a plurality of conditions, respectively, and calculating a tire pressure based on the weights.

Abstract: A method for determining a slip angle ?r of a rear wheel of a single-track motor vehicle for the purpose of traction control of the rear wheel of the single-track motor vehicle by means of a closed loop control is provided. The slip angle ?r of the rear wheel is determined as a feedback value of the closed loop using at least one of three model-based steps. A slip angle ?r1, ?r2 or ?r3 is determined by one of the three steps representing the slip angle ?r or the slip angle ?r is determined from at least two of the slip angles ?r1, ?r2 and ?r3.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes a controller programmed to perform a deceleration assistance process of assisting in decelerating a vehicle before the vehicle arrives at a deceleration object, and to control a display apparatus to display, in a first display area, first notification information for notifying an occupant of the vehicle of the deceleration object that is a target for the deceleration assistance process. When a first object and a second object that is different from the first object are both detected as the deceleration object and the second object is the target for the deceleration assistance process but the first object is not the target for the deceleration assistance process, the controller is programmed to control the display apparatus to display, in a second display area, second notification information for notifying the occupant of the first object, the second display area is different from the first display area.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus of determining a guide path, and a method and apparatus of controlling driving of a vehicle. The method of determining the guide path may be performed by a monitoring platform and includes: displaying a map for a predetermined range of a vehicle in response to receiving a guide request transmitted by the vehicle, wherein the map includes a plurality of first track points for the vehicle; changing a position of at least one of the plurality of first track points in the map in response to a target operation on the at least one first track point, so as to obtain a plurality of second track points; determining the guide path for the vehicle according to the plurality of second track points; and transmitting path information indicative of the guide path to the vehicle.

Abstract: A steering system for controlling an agricultural machine having a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels includes a controller, an operator steer input for communicating a steer command, a steer input sensor for detecting and outputting the steer command to the controller, a primary differential steering system for operably controlling the pair of front wheels, and a secondary steering system for operably controlling the pair of rear wheels. The secondary steering system includes a first actuator for controlling a first rear wheel and a second actuator for controlling a second rear wheel. The primary differential steering system is controlled based on the steer command. The controller outputs a control signal to operably actuate the first and second actuators at a non-linear steering gain rate as a function of the steer command.

Abstract: A device and a method for improving a turning motion of a vehicle may improve turning stability by cooperative control of an electric motor and the electronic controlled suspension (ECS) and improve behavior stability by optimizing a pitch/roll behavior by allowing realization of a target yaw moment required to improve turning characteristic of the vehicle to be reinforced by not only a yaw moment directly generated by a braking torque or a driving torque of the electric motor, but also a yaw moment indirectly generated by a load movement caused by controlling a damping force of the electronic controlled suspension (ECS).

Abstract: A method of maintaining stability of a motor vehicle having a first axle, a second axle, and a steering actuator configured to steer the first axle includes determining localization and heading of the vehicle. The method also includes determining a current side-slip angle of the second axle and setting a maximum side-slip angle of the second axle using the friction coefficient at the vehicle and road surface interface. The method additionally includes predicting when the maximum side-slip angle would be exceeded using the localization, heading, and determined current side-slip angle as inputs to a linear computational model. The method also includes updating the model using the prediction of when the maximum side-slip angle would be exceeded to determine impending instability of the vehicle. Furthermore, the method includes correcting for the impending instability using the updated model and the maximum side-slip angle via modifying a steering angle of the first axle.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus comprising, a center of gravity six-component calculation unit for calculating a center of gravity six-component as vehicle motion targets based on a driver input, a tire three-component calculation unit for calculating a tire three-component of four wheels of a vehicle based on the center of gravity six-component, a vehicle control unit for performing vehicle control by the vehicle control, actuator group based on the tire three-component of the four wheels, and wherein the tire three-component calculation unit calculates the tire three-component of the four wheels from the center of gravity six-component by a coordinate transformation without repetition, which is normalization with the driving stiffness of each wheel and the cornering stiffness of each wheel, when the number of control requests in the vehicle control is less than degrees of freedom of the vehicle control actuator group.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus executes a yaw moment control to control a yaw rate of a vehicle to a target yaw rate by adjusting braking or driving forces applied to wheels of the vehicle and a speed difference control to control front and rear wheel speed differences within predetermined ranges by adjusting the braking or driving forces. The vehicle control apparatus executes the yaw moment control to the front wheels when the front wheel speed difference is within the predetermined range and executes the speed difference control to the front wheels when the front wheel speed difference is not within the predetermined range. The vehicle control apparatus executes the yaw moment control to the rear wheels when the rear wheel speed difference is within the predetermined range and executes the speed difference control to the rear wheels when the rear wheel speed difference is not within the predetermined range.

Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle having wheels provided with tires resting on a surface, the method using a model of the physical behavior of each tire as a function of a sideslip angle (?ij) for each tire relative to the surface. The model is obtained by implementing an adaptive algorithm that selectively applies an affABREGEine model (Z1), a DUGOFF model (Z2), or a constant model (Z3).

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an accelerator sensor which detects an accelerator opening, a target acceleration setting unit which sets a target acceleration of a vehicle based on the detected accelerator opening, a target torque setting unit which sets a target torque of a drive source based on the set target acceleration, and a drive source controller which controls the drive source to generate the set target torque. In a case where the target acceleration at a time when the accelerator opening is increased is set as a depression-increasing target acceleration and the target acceleration at a time when the accelerator opening is decreased is set as a pedal-returning target acceleration, under the same condition of the accelerator opening, the target acceleration setting unit sets the target acceleration such that the pedal-returning target acceleration becomes lower than the depression-increasing target acceleration.

Abstract: A steering device installed on a vehicle including a plurality of steerable wheels and configured to independently steer a wheel which is one of the plurality of steerable wheels, including: an electric motor as a drive source; a motion converting mechanism configured to convert a motion of the electric motor into a steering motion of the wheel; and a controller configured to control a supply current to the electric motor so as to achieve steering of the wheel corresponding to a motion position of the electric motor, wherein, to eliminate a discrepancy between the motion position of the electric motor and a steering position of the wheel detected based on the supply current to the electric motor supplied when the motion position of the electric motor is maintained at a straight-traveling-state position, the controller executes a reference change process of changing a setting of the straight-traveling-state position.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling articulation of an articulated vehicle may prevent jackknifing of the articulated vehicle driven backwards. The apparatus includes a hitch angle calculator configured to calculate a desired hitch angle based on a steering angle and a speed of the articulated vehicle, an error calculator configured to calculate an error between the desired hitch angle and an actual hitch angle of the articulated vehicle, a moment generator configured to generate a moment for controlling the articulation of the articulated vehicle based on the error, and an articulation controller configured to control the articulation of the articulated vehicle based on the moment.

Abstract: A road surface determination apparatus includes an acceleration detector and a road surface determination unit. The acceleration detector is configured to detect an acceleration of a vehicle body or a vibration transmission member configured to transmit vibration from a tire to the vehicle body. The road surface determination unit is configured to determine a condition of a surface of a road, using a determination value obtained by extracting a component of a predetermined frequency band from the acceleration detected by the acceleration detector and integrating the component.

Abstract: A device and a method for decelerating a vehicle having a front-loading device has a brake system and sensors for measuring the mass and the center of gravity of a load. An electronic evaluation and control unit evaluates the sensor data to determine a maximum brake deceleration in forward travel, in order to prevent the vehicle tilting about the front axle. At least one sensor of the brake system generates a sensor signal in an emergency braking situation for triggering an emergency braking operation, in which the delimitation or reduction of the effective brake pressure in the wheel brake cylinders of the front axle is canceled and, with the exception of an ABS control operation, the full brake pressure is introduced in a controlled manner by way of a primary brake valve into the wheel brake cylinders of the front axle.

Abstract: Methods and systems implemented in a vehicle involve obtaining a single camera image from a camera arranged on the vehicle. The image indicates a heading angle ?0 between a vehicle heading x and a tangent line that is tangential to road curvature of a road on which the vehicle is traveling and also indicates a perpendicular distance y0 from a center of the vehicle to the tangent line. An exemplary method includes obtaining two or more inputs from two or more vehicle sensors, and estimating kinematic states of the vehicle based on applying a Kalman filter to the single camera image and the two or more inputs to solve kinematic equations. The kinematic states include roll angle and pitch angle of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for detecting, a roadside object including, a three-dimensional object in the vicinity of a vehicle on a road surface includes recording at least one data set including a plurality of data points associated with a region in a lateral vicinity of the vehicle, the region at least partially including at least one wheel of the vehicle and the road surface, where each data point includes according, to whether it corresponds to the at least one wheel to the road surface or to the roadside object, determining a distance between a data point classified as corresponding to the at least one wheel and a data point classified as corresponding to the roadside object and generating a signal if the distance is below at least one threshold value.

Abstract: An illustrative example method is for estimating a friction characteristic of a surface beneath a vehicle that has a plurality of wheels contacting the surface. The method includes determining a wheel speed of at least one of the wheels, determining a velocity of the at least one of the wheels separately from determining the wheel speed, determining a wheel slip of the at least one of the wheels based on the determined wheel speed and the determined velocity, and determining the friction characteristic based on the determined wheel slip. Determining the velocity separately from the wheel speed is accomplished using at least one detector that provides an output corresponding to a range rate, such as a RADAR or LIDAR detector.

Abstract: A steer-by-wire steering system for a motor vehicle with a steerable front wheel axle that has two steerable wheels. The front wheel axle includes a single wheel drive which, by means of a drive controller, individually drives wheel drives which are associated with the steerable wheels. The drive controller has a controller which determines a target speed for the left-hand wheel and a target speed for the right-hand wheel in accordance with an accelerator pedal angle and a rotational angle of a steering shaft, and which limits the target speeds to a slip-limited speed. The drive controller individually drives the wheel drives in such a way that the difference between the target speed and the actual speed for each steerable wheel is minimal.

Abstract: A surface adaptation method suitable for a vehicle includes evaluating a plurality of longitudinal forces with respect to a plurality of sampling points, evaluating a plurality of wheel slips with respect to the plurality of sampling points, determining a maximum longitudinal force from the plurality of longitudinal forces, and determining a wheel slip threshold from the plurality of wheel slips. The wheel slip threshold corresponds to the maximum longitudinal force.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to stabilizing a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method for stabilizing a vehicle with a drivetrain having a clutch includes obtaining data indicating one or more aspects of a turning condition of the vehicle, detecting that a hazard state exists based on a comparison of one or more parameters of the turning condition against one or more predetermined thresholds, and executing a clutch kick in response to detecting the hazard state. The clutch kick includes disengaging the clutch and rapidly reengaging the clutch.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a hybrid leaning vehicle includes: a travel mode request section that requests one travel mode selected from a plurality of travel modes including a first travel mode in which an engine is stopped and an electric motor is operated and a second travel mode in which the engine is operated; and a travel mode setting section. When the travel mode request section requests the second travel mode during travel in the first travel mode, the travel mode setting section, upon determining that a steady turning condition is satisfied, sets the second travel mode as the travel mode to be executed and, upon determining that the steady turning condition is not satisfied, prohibits the second travel mode from being set as the travel mode to be executed.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for determining a driving direction. The system may include a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to obtain sensor data associated with a vehicle. The sensor data may include at least location data of the vehicle and lateral position data of the vehicle. Further, the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to identify a link associated with the sensor data, based on the location data and map data. Furthermore, the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to calculate half width data associated with the link based on the lateral position data and determine the driving direction for the vehicle based on the half width data, the lateral position data, and vehicle width data.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an in-vehicle device and a speaker array. The in-vehicle device is capable of changing a sound outputted from the speaker array to a sound arriving from a virtual sound source that is set to a predetermined position by use of a sound control portion. The speaker array is configured to be changeable in posture relative to the vehicle and to adjust a position of a virtual sound source relative to the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided are: a device and a method for controlling vehicle movement, with which it is possible to suppress causing uncomfortableness to vehicle occupants and causing unstable behavior during turning by automatic travel control; and a device and a method for generating a target course. In a vehicle capable of automatically controlling lateral acceleration occurring in the vehicle, the present invention controls the acceleration occurring in the vehicle such that jerk, which is the change over time of acceleration, becomes the greatest in a region where the lateral acceleration that occurs upon entering a curve is equal to or less than half the acceleration during normal turning, and the jerk decreases as the acceleration increases.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes an automatic driving control device determining a travel route at a time of executing an automatic driving based on surrounding environment information and position information of a vehicle, and outputting a control amount corresponding to the travel route, and a steering control device calculating a steering control amount based on the control target value. There is a performing of steering control of the vehicle based on the steering control amount, wherein the automatic driving control device dynamically determines a control amount threshold value for regulating a limit of the steering control amount based on automatic driving control information indicating a control state in an automatic driving of the vehicle, and provides the steering control device with the control amount threshold value, and the steering control device changes the steering control amount not to exceed the control amount threshold value.

Abstract: In a method for predicting future driving conditions for a vehicle (1), sensor data (2) are gathered while the vehicle (1) is traveling on a route. A position of the vehicle (1) is also determined. The gathered data are associated with the determined vehicle position. A map (9) is created depending on the associated data. When the route is traveled again, the map is updated in real time depending on associated data from the repeated traveling. Finally, a prediction of future driving conditions is obtained based on the determined vehicle position and the map (9).

Abstract: A control system for a work vehicle includes an acceleration detection device and a controller. The acceleration detection device detects an acceleration of the work vehicle. The controller determines whether the acceleration is greater than a first threshold and reduces the a vehicle speed when the acceleration continues to be equal to or greater than the first threshold over a predetermined first determination time period.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving stability of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes analyzing sensor data from a set of sensors associated with the vehicle to generate a pressure signature that characterizes lateral forces on the trailer resulting from a pressure differential between opposite sides of the trailer. The method includes, in response to determining the pressure signature satisfies criteria indicating an onset of instability in the trailer, generating a control signal based, at least in part, on the pressure signature that activates one or more vehicle systems to mitigate the instability in the trailer.