A Hitch Angle Measurement Device

Abstract

As part of a project to demonstrate that an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) could remotely back up with a trailer, a simple proof-of-concept device was designed to measure the angle between a high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) pintle hook and a trailer tow bar. A suitable algorithm could compute the UGV steering angle required for a trailer to follow a given reverse path and would be a function of the angle between the UGV and the trailer. This report gives the details of a design for a hitch angle measurement device (HAMD) to be used as input to a steering transfer function. Derivation of the transfer function is not included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA353928

Entities

People

  • Raymond Von Wahlde

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Bars
  • Ball Bearings
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Damage Assessment
  • Detectors
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Sheet Metal
  • Steering
  • Three Dimensional
  • Tow Bars
  • Transfer Functions
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy