METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING TIPPING OVER OF A VEHICLE COMBINATION COMPRISING A TRACTOR AND A TIPPING TRAILER

A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The computer-implemented method is performed by a system for preventing tipping over of a vehicle combination comprising a tractor and a tipping trailer before or during a tipping operation. The tractor comprises a fifth wheel. The method comprises: obtaining, from fifth wheel sensors attached to either lateral side of the fifth wheel, a current tractor lateral force distribution. The method further comprises: triggering a safety stop of an ongoing tipping operation if a difference between a nominal tractor lateral force distribution and the current tractor lateral force distribution increases towards a tractor tipping roll-over threshold value or preventing initiation of a tipping operation if the difference between a nominal tractor lateral force distribution and a current tractor lateral force distribution is above the tractor tipping roll-over threshold value.