Abstract: A wheel module arranged to generate torque to accelerate and to decelerate a heavy-duty vehicle. The wheel module comprises at least one electric machine arranged for regenerative braking, an eddy current braking device, and an electronic control unit, ECU. The wheel module further comprises a communications port arranged for communication with an external control unit and a power distribution network arranged to connect the electric machine to the eddy current braking device and to a power port arranged to input and to output electrical power to and from the wheel module. The ECU is arranged to obtain configuration data via the communications port indicative of a maximum output power of the power port, and to control the power distribution network to maintain the output power of the power port below the maximum output power by distributing power from the at least one electric machine between the eddy current braking device and the power port.

Abstract: A control unit for controlling a marine vessel to avoid an emergency situation, the control unit comprising processing circuitry and a storage medium, wherein the control unit is configured to receive path data from one or more sensor devices indicative of a path traveled by the marine vessel in a forward direction and to store the received path data by the storage medium, characterized in that the control unit is configured to receive a trigger signal from an input device, and, in response to the trigger signal, determine a location for turning the vessel around, navigating to the location, turning the vessel around at the location, and navigating the vessel along the path in reverse direction.

Abstract: A method is performed by a digital twin for modelling connectivity of a heavy-duty vehicle. The digital twin comprises a digital model of the heavy-duty vehicle. The digital twin is configured to access another digital model of one or more communication networks in which the heavy-duty vehicle is expected to operate. The digital twin models an expected degree of connectivity of the heavy-duty vehicle to at least one of the one or more communication networks. The modelling is in dependence of at least one of: a vehicle state and vehicle connectivity system(s) onboard the heavy-duty vehicle.

Abstract: A digital twin for determines an influence on an expected performance of a heavy-duty vehicle by enabling one or more add-on features. The digital twin includes a digital model of the heavy-duty vehicle. The digital twin is configured to model at least one of: an operating environment of the heavy-duty vehicle and a transport mission of the heavy-duty vehicle. The digital twin is configured to model an as-is performance and an expected performance of the heavy-duty vehicle in at least one of: the operating environment and in executing the transport mission. The digital twin is configured to compare the as-is performance and the expected performance to determine the influence on the expected performance of the heavy-duty vehicle by enabling the one or more add-on features.

Abstract: A digital twin for a heavy-duty vehicle is provided. The digital twin comprises a digital model of the heavy-duty vehicle. The digital twin comprises one or more interfaces. Each interface is arranged to connect to a replaceable digital module associated with an auxiliary device of the heavy-duty vehicle.

Abstract: A driveline for a vehicle includes a set of electric machines with variable regeneration efficiency level. The driveline includes a cooling system connected to each electric machine to remove heat generated by each electric machine. The driveline includes a control system adapted to receive status information of a current status of the driveline and for at least one, preferably each one, of the electric machines: receive braking torque information indicative of a requested braking torque to be produced by the electric machine; in response to the braking torque and the status information, determine a target relation between the electric energy and the thermal energy produced by the electric machine; control the electric machine to obtain the requested braking torque and the determined target relation between electric energy and thermal energy, and control the cooling system in response to the determined target relation between electric energy and thermal energy.

Abstract: A system for use in connection with a wheel torque generating component in a heavy-duty vehicle. The system comprises a fluid conduit, a compressor configured to provide a pressurized air flow through the fluid conduit, a mass flow adding arrangement configured to add a fluid to the pressurized air flow in the fluid conduit, thereby increasing the mass flow of the pressurized air flow, and a flow directing device arranged downstream of the mass flow adding arrangement and configured to direct the pressurized air flow, including the added fluid, from the fluid conduit to the wheel torque generating component so as to control the temperature of the wheel torque generating component. The invention also relates to a method for use in connection with a wheel torque generating component in a heavy-duty vehicle.

Abstract: A method for operating a radar system (210) in a vehicle (201), the method including establishing a wireless communication link (245) to a radio base station (250) in a wireless communication network (260), requesting a time-frequency resource (420, 430) for communicating with a network node (270) via the radio base station (250), receiving a transmission grant from the radio base station (250) for communicating with the network node (270) using the time-frequency resource (420, 430), transmitting a communications signal (245) in the time-frequency resource, and transmitting a radar signal (235) in the time-frequency resource.

Abstract: A method for reversing an articulated vehicle comprising a tractor and one or more towed vehicle units, the method comprising arranging an electrified trailer (e-trailer) comprising one or more electric machines (EMs) and a steering function as a rearmost towed vehicle unit of the articulated vehicle, obtaining a reversal command indicative of a desired reversal maneuver by the articulated vehicle, configuring the e-trailer in a reverse towing mode of operation, wherein the e-trailer uses the one or more EMs and the steering function to reverse according to the reversal command while towing the tractor and any further trailer units of the articulated vehicle, configuring the tractor and the further trailer units of the articulated vehicle in a passive towed mode of operation, wherein the tractor and the further trailer units are towed by the e-trailer, and reversing the articulated vehicle by issuing the reversal command to the e-trailer.

Abstract: A radio transceiver for communicating with one or more transceiver equipped targets, the transceiver including; a transmitter for transmitting radio signals in a transmit frequency band, wherein the transmitter is arranged to transmit a data signal in case a transceiver equipped target is present and to transmit a dummy signal in case a transceiver equipped target is not present, a receiver for receiving radio signals in a receive frequency band, and a detector for detecting backscattered radio signals in the transmit frequency band, wherein the detector is arranged to estimate a distance to at least one target object based on the backscattered radio signals.

Abstract: A control unit (130, 140) for controlling a heavy duty vehicle (100), wherein the control unit is arranged to obtain input data indicative of a desired wheel force (Fx, Fy) to be generated by at least one wheel (210) of the vehicle (100), and to translate the input data into a respective equivalent wheel speed or wheel slip to be maintained by the wheel (210) to generate the desired wheel force (Fx, Fy) based on an inverse tyre model (f?1) for the wheel (210), wherein the control unit (130, 140) is arranged to obtain the inverse tyre model in dependence of a current operating condition of the wheel (210), and wherein the control unit (130, 140) is arranged to control the heavy duty vehicle (100) based on the equivalent wheel speed or wheel slip.

Abstract: A first vehicle unit is couplable a second vehicle unit, so that a vehicle combination is formed, wherein the first vehicle unit comprises a transceiver configured to establish a sidelink to a transceiver of the second vehicle unit. In one embodiment, the first vehicle unit is configured to perform an automatic coupling procedure for coupling itself to the second vehicle unit, wherein the sidelink is established prior to completion of the coupling procedure. In another embodiment, the sidelink adds redundancy to wired communication link between respective vehicle unit computers. In yet another embodiment, the transceivers of the vehicle units remain independently addressable even after the vehicle combination has been formed.

Abstract: A control unit for controlling a marine vessel to avoid an emergency situation, the control unit comprising processing circuitry and a storage medium, wherein the control unit is configured to receive path data from one or more sensor devices indicative of a path traveled by the marine vessel in a forward direction and to store the received path data by the storage medium, characterized in that the control unit is configured to receive a trigger signal from an input device, and, in response to the trigger signal, determine a location for turning the vessel around, navigating to the location, turning the vessel around at the location, and navigating the vessel along the path in reverse direction.

Abstract: An antenna arrangement for LOS-MIMO communication, comprising first and second directive antenna units, a mounting bracket, and a connecting element attached to at least one of the directive antenna units and arranged to separate the directive antenna units by a distance. The connecting element is rotatably arranged in relation to the mounting bracket, wherein a rotation of the connecting element about the rotation axis changes an effective distance d between the first and the second directive antenna units.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms performed by a control device for suppressing interference in a received reception signal in a radio transceiver device. The radio transceiver device is configured to receive the reception signal as a radio reception signal and to generate a radio transmission signal. The radio transmission signal and the radio reception signal occupy at least partly non-overlapping frequency bands. A method comprises obtaining a transmission reference signal based on the radio transmission signal. The method comprises estimating an interference distortion component signal based on the transmission reference signal and on a model of nonlinearity in a radio circuit of the radio transceiver device. The method comprises suppressing interference in the reception signal by combining the reception signal with the distortion component signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radio receiver, a radio transmitter, and methods for evaluating receive and transmit antenna patterns of directive payload antennas. The method for evaluating receive antenna patterns of a directive payload antenna comprises the step of steering a probing signal receive pattern of a steerable receive pattern antenna according to a pre-determined sequence of probing signal receive patterns, and receiving a probing signal via the steerable receive pattern antenna, as well as determining a probing signal quality value from the received probing signal as a function of the pre-determined sequence of probing signal receive patterns.

Abstract: A transceiver (100) is disclosed for a communication node adapted to transmit a first signal to an other communication node and to receive a second signal from the other communication node. The transceiver comprises at least one antenna (110), at least one transmitter module (120), at least one receiver module (130), and a mode alternator (160). The at least one antenna is adapted to simultaneously transmit the first signal and receive the second signal, wherein the first and second signals have equal carrier frequencies and different polarizations. The second signal is for determining a channel characterization of a communication channel over which the second signal is received, and the channel characterization is for determination of one or more transmission parameters for the first signal. The mode alternator is adapted to alternate a mode of operation of the transceiver between at least a first and a second mode of operation.

Abstract: An antenna arrangement for LOS-MIMO communication, comprising first and second directive antenna units, a mounting bracket, and a connecting element attached to at least one of the directive antenna units and arranged to separate the directive antenna units by a distance. The connecting element is rotatably arranged in relation to the mounting bracket, wherein a rotation of the connecting element about the rotation axis changes an effective distance d between the first and the second directive antenna units.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms performed by a control device for suppressing interference in a received reception signal in a radio transceiver device. The radio transceiver device is configured to receive the reception signal as a radio reception signal and to generate a radio transmission signal. The radio transmission signal and the radio reception signal occupy at least partly non-overlapping frequency bands. A method comprises obtaining a transmission reference signal based on the radio transmission signal. The method comprises estimating an interference distortion component signal based on the transmission reference signal and on a model of nonlinearity in a radio circuit of the radio transceiver device. The method comprises suppressing interference in the reception signal by combining the reception signal with the distortion component signal.

Abstract: It is provided a receiver arrangement for receiving information from a remote transmitter via a wireless signal S1. The receiver arrangement includes first and second spatially separated antennas operatively connected to a central receiver unit. The first antenna being connected to the central receiver unit via a first transceiver unit. The first transceiver unit receiving the signal S1 via the first antenna, and converting the received signal into a second signal S2 separable from the received signal S1, and transmitting the second signal S2 wirelessly to the central receiver unit. The central receiver unit is configured to receive the signal S1 via the second antenna, and to receive the second signal S2 from the first transceiver unit, and to obtain information comprised in S1 based on the signals received via the first and second antennas. Related transmitter arrangements and methods for transmission are disclosed.