A method for the actuation of an actuating device and to an actuating device with at least one lock, in particular a lock for a front bonnet of a motor vehicle, comprising a rotary latch, wherein the rotary latch can be brought by means of a lock holder into a locked position, with an actuating element connected to the lock, wherein, after a first actuation of the actuating element, the front bonnet can be brought from a locked position into a supported position and wherein, after at least one further actuation of the actuating element, the front bonnet can be brought into a release position, and with an actuation transmission means, in particular a Bowden cable, between the actuating element and the lock, wherein a means for disabling the actuating device is provided, with the result that an actuation of the lock by means of the actuating element can be suppressed.

Systems, apparatus, and methods for steering one or more wheels of a flat-towed vehicle moving in reverse. A system may include a power steering mechanism configured to steer the one or more wheels. The system may further include a connector configured to carry one or more signals from a towing vehicle to the flat-towed vehicle. The system may further include an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the power steering mechanism and the connector. The ECU may receive a signal that one or more reverse lights of the towing vehicle are lit or on. The ECU may be configured to actuate the power steering mechanism to steer the one or more wheels to a straight position upon receiving the signal.

A trackless train is formed of a locomotive hinged to carriages of N trailers. A controller is provided at the locomotive, wherein an input end of the controller is connected to an output end of a clock, an odometer and the steering angle meter, and an output end of the controller is connected to an input end of the steering mechanism of each one of the trailers via an optical network. The controller can fully describe and control a travelling track of the trackless train, such that the steered wheels of the trailer carriages and the steering drive wheels of the locomotives maintain the same track during travel.

A trackless train is formed of a locomotive hinged to carriages of N trailers. A controller is provided at the locomotive, wherein an input end of the controller is connected to an output end of a clock, an odometer and the steering angle meter, and an output end of the controller is connected to an input end of the steering mechanism of each one of the trailers via an optical network. The controller can fully describe and control a travelling track of the trackless train, such that the steered wheels of the trailer carriages and the steering drive wheels of the locomotives maintain the same track during travel.

The Smart Auxiliary Vehicle (SAV) is a vehicle that accompanies another vehicle or object, allowing passenger and cargo space to be modular. The principal use of the SAV is modular vehicle transportation for reduction of energy consumption related to transportation. The SAV may or may not have a mechanical connection between it and the vehicle or object it accompanies. When a mechanical connection is not present, various technologies will allow the SAV to move in concert with another vehicle or object. When a mechanical connection is present, propulsion and/or braking systems will also be present, eliminating towing capacity restrictions, and differentiating the SAV from an ordinary trailer. This invention relates to the field of transportation technology.

In a self-propelled construction machine, specifically, a road milling machine, a surface miner or a recycler, for milling a ground surface, comprising a machine frame with a longitudinal axis, comprising a chassis with wheels or tracked ground-engaging units which support the machine frame, comprising a controller for the travelling and milling operation, comprising a height-adjustable working drum, comprising a slewable transport conveyor arranged in front of or behind the working drum as seen in the direction of travel of the milling machine with a discharge end from which worked-off milling material is dischargeable onto a point of impingement on a loading surface of a means of transport, wherein the transport conveyor is slewable about, as a minimum, a first slewing axis extending essentially orthogonal to the machine frame laterally under a slewing angle, wherein the controller comprises a control system which controls, as a minimum, the slewing angle of the transport conveyor automatically in the travelling and milling operation, it is specified for the following features to be achieved: that the control system, at least as a function of a virtual trajectory for positioning the transport conveyor which is freely specifiable in a stationary coordinate system that is independent of the position and alignment of the machine frame, controls, by means of open-loop control or closed-loop control, at least the slewing angle of the transport conveyor automatically in such a fashion that a reference point of the transport conveyor always remains on the specified trajectory in the case of a change in position of the machine frame within the coordinate system.

In a self-propelled construction machine, specifically, a road milling machine, a surface miner or a recycler, for milling a ground surface, comprising a machine frame with a longitudinal axis, comprising a chassis with wheels or tracked ground-engaging units which support the machine frame, comprising a controller for the travelling and milling operation, comprising a height-adjustable working drum, comprising a slewable transport conveyor arranged in front of or behind the working drum as seen in the direction of travel of the milling machine with a discharge end from which worked-off milling material is dischargeable onto a point of impingement on a loading surface of a means of transport, wherein the transport conveyor is slewable about, as a minimum, a first slewing axis extending essentially orthogonal to the machine frame laterally under a slewing angle, wherein the controller comprises a control system which controls, as a minimum, the slewing angle of the transport conveyor automatically in the travelling and milling operation, it is specified for the following features to be achieved: that the control system, at least as a function of a virtual trajectory for positioning the transport conveyor which is freely specifiable in a stationary coordinate system that is independent of the position and alignment of the machine frame, controls, by means of open-loop control or closed-loop control, at least the slewing angle of the transport conveyor automatically in such a fashion that a reference point of the transport conveyor always remains on the specified trajectory in the case of a change in position of the machine frame within the coordinate system.

Modular kinematic steering device, for installation on at least a first module and module of a system of modular vehicles, each module including at least two axes, for each axis, a kinematic steering mechanism adapted to move wheels connected to the axis, a rudder for controlling the kinematic steering mechanism, arranged transversely relative to the axes, the rudder constrainable to the mechanism to transmit rudder motion to the wheels by the mechanism, the rudder defining a variable steering ratio relative to each axis, a mechanism locking device, to make one of the axes a fulcrum rotation of the rudder rigidly connecting the mechanism with the rudder, wherein the first module includes a first rudder having first and second distal ends and the second module includes a second rudder having first and second distal ends, and the distal ends countered and/or counter-shaped to be rigidly connected to each other.

Modular kinematic steering device, for installation on at least a first module and module of a system of modular vehicles, each module including at least two axes, for each axis, a kinematic steering mechanism adapted to move wheels connected to the axis, a rudder for controlling the kinematic steering mechanism, arranged transversely relative to the axes, the rudder constrainable to the mechanism to transmit rudder motion to the wheels by the mechanism, the rudder defining a variable steering ratio relative to each axis, a mechanism locking device, to make one of the axes a fulcrum rotation of the rudder rigidly connecting the mechanism with the rudder, wherein the first module includes a first rudder having first and second distal ends and the second module includes a second rudder having first and second distal ends, and the distal ends countered and/or counter-shaped to be rigidly connected to each other.

A work vehicle includes a vehicle body, a plurality of traveling devices disposed on the right and left sides on the front and rear sides of the vehicle body respectively, a plurality of bending link mechanisms configured to liftably support each one of the traveling devices to the vehicle body and a plurality of drive operating devices capable of changing the posture of each one of the plurality of bending link mechanisms. The vehicle body is split into a front side body section and a rear side body section. The front side body section and the rear side body section are configured to be bendably pivotable relative to each other via a pivot interlocking mechanism.