FIFTH WHEEL CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ARTICULATED VEHICLES

A fifth wheel control arrangement (100) for an articulated vehicle comprising a fifth wheel having a biased hinge joint and an actuator (115) arranged to control a biasing force and/or a damping force of the biased hinge joint. The control arrangement comprises a control unit configured to automatically control the actuator in response to one or more input sensor signals associated with a current state of the articulated vehicle, to obtain a target wheel axle load of the articulated vehicle and/or to stabilize the articulated vehicle. 一种用于铰接式车辆的第五轮控制装置(100)，该第五轮控制装置(100)包括第五轮和致动器(115)，该第五轮具有被偏压的铰链接头，该致动器(115)被布置成控制被偏压的铰链接头的偏压力和/或阻尼力。控制装置包括控制单元，该控制单元被配置成响应于与铰接式车辆的当前状态相关联的一个或多个输入传感器信号而自动地控制致动器，以获得铰接式车辆的目标轮轴载荷和/或稳定铰接式车辆。