Abstract: A road-guided motor vehicle includes a power collector for an overhead line and an actuator arrangement. The power collector is controlled by the actuator arrangement from a first, pantograph-lowered into a second, pantograph-raised position or vice versa. The power collector is assigned a sensor arrangement having a data connection to a control unit of the actuator arrangement. The control unit is configured such that a contact pressure of power collector against overhead line is detected or determined using sensor arrangement data, a memory with spatially resolved contact pressures for the power collector and a position ascertaining unit. At a motor vehicle position determined by the position ascertaining unit, an associated contact pressure is read out from the memory and automatically set by the control unit or signaled to a motor vehicle driver. A method for raising a power collector pantograph onto an overhead line is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a vehicle based on wheel torque. According to a first aspect, this disclosure proposes a method for operating a vehicle comprising a drivetrain. The method comprises determining, based on angular positions of one or more shafts of the drivetrain at different points along the drivetrain, a windup of the one or more shafts. The method further comprises estimating a wheel torque of one or more wheels arranged on a driven wheel axle of the vehicle based on the determined windup and a stiffness constant representing characteristics of the one or more shafts in-between the different points and using the estimated wheel torque while operating the vehicle. The disclosure also relates to corresponding sensor arrangement and computer program, and to a vehicle comprising the sensor arrangement.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining an adverse condition of a powertrain of a vehicle. According to a first aspect, this disclosure proposes a method for determining an adverse condition of a powertrain of a vehicle and comprising one or more shafts. The method comprises determining angular displacement between angular positions of one or more shafts of the powertrain at individual points along the powertrain. The method further comprises determining, based on the monitored angular displacement, an adverse condition of one or more parts of the powertrain. The method further comprises performing an action based on the determined adverse condition. The disclosure also relates to corresponding sensor arrangement and computer program, and to a vehicle comprising the sensor arrangement.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for specifying a driving strategy for a vehicle driving with a first driving parameter, comprising the following steps: detecting a following vehicle that is located behind the vehicle in the driving direction of the vehicle, and detecting a second driving parameter that is assigned to the following vehicle.

Abstract: A road-guided motor vehicle includes a power collector for an overhead line and an actuator arrangement. The power collector is controlled by the actuator arrangement from a first, pantograph-lowered into a second, pantograph-raised position or vice versa. The power collector is assigned a sensor arrangement having a data connection to a control unit of the actuator arrangement. The control unit is configured such that a contact pressure of power collector against overhead line is detected or determined using sensor arrangement data, a memory with spatially resolved contact pressures for the power collector and a position ascertaining unit. At a motor vehicle position determined by the position ascertaining unit, an associated contact pressure is read out from the memory and automatically set by the control unit or signaled to a motor vehicle driver. A method for raising a power collector pantograph onto an overhead line is also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for specifying a driving strategy for a vehicle driving with a first driving parameter, comprising the following steps: detecting a following vehicle that is located behind the vehicle in the driving direction of the vehicle, and detecting a second driving parameter that is assigned to the following vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gear control of a motor vehicle. The gear control incorporates a gear lever (1) which can be placed in at least two mutually spaced gear positions (V1-5), each of which initiates a particular gear change in a gearbox (12). The gear control incorporates at least one power device (4) connected to the gear lever (1), a position reader (7-10) designed to detect the position of the gear lever (1), and a control unit (11) designed to control the power device (4) on the basis of the position of the gear lever (1) so that movements of the gear lever (1) are only allowed along a particular path (3) which is defined by a control unit (11) containing software.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gear control of a motor vehicle. The gear control incorporates a gear lever (1) which can be placed in at least two mutually spaced gear positions (V1-5), each of which initiates a particular gearchange in a gearbox (12). The gear control incorporates at least one power device (4) connected to the gear lever (1), a position reader (7-10) designed to detect the position of the gear lever (1), and a control unit (11) designed to control the power device (4) on the basis of knowledge of the position of the gear lever (1) so that movements of the gear lever (1) are only allowed along a particular path (3) which is defined by a control unit (11) containing software.