METHODS FOR REDUCING HIGH-SPEED OFF-TRACKING IN MULTI-TRAILER HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES

A method for reducing off-tracking by a multi-trailer heavy duty vehicle during a maneuver, the method comprising obtaining a model of vehicle dynamics describing dynamics of the multi-trailer heavy duty vehicle, determining respective force trajectories for two or more axles of the vehicle as a solution to a non-linear optimal control problem, NOCP, where the NOCP is formulated with an objective to at least minimize trailer off-tracking, wherein the NOCP is formulated based on the model of vehicle dynamics, and controlling motion of the heavy duty vehicle during the maneuver based on the determined force trajectories.