SYSTEM INCLUDING A TOWING VEHICLE AND A TRAILER

DRIVE December 31, 2025
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A system (10) including a towing vehicle (11) and a trailer (12) connected to the towing vehicle in an articulated manner. The system comprises: a plurality of radio frequency trailer emitters (13-16) mounted on corners of the trailer, wherein each trailer emitter is configured to emit a trailer signal including an identifier associated to a mounting position of the respective trailer emitter on the trailer (12), a receiver (17) mounted on the towing vehicle (11) configured to receive the trailer signals emitted by the plurality of radio frequency trailer emitters (13-16), a control unit (40) mounted on the towing vehicle (11) configured to analyse the trailer signals received at the receiver (17) and, based on the result of the analysis of the trailer signals, to determine the position of the trailer (12) with respect to the towing vehicle (11). (Fig. 1)

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