ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,459, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Volvo Truck Corp. (Gothenburg, Sweden).
"Methods for controlling a self-powered dolly vehicle during evasive maneuvering" was invented by Niklas Frojd (Molnlycke, Sweden), Leo Laine (Harryda Vastra Gotaland, Sweden) and Mohammad Manjurul Islam (Gothenburg, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for controlling steering of a self-powered steerable dolly vehicle during a maneuver, the method comprising determining an articulation angle associated with a drawbar of the dolly vehicle, determining a longitudinal velocity of the dolly vehicle, and controlling the steering of the dolly vehicle...