摘要 |
Method and arrangement for providing a remote control system for a vehicle ( 1 ) including a primary heading sensor ( 14 ) fixedly attached to the vehicle ( 1 ). The primary heading sensor ( 14 ) is adapted to detect a reference heading (N). A remote control unit ( 15 ) having a steering input manipulator ( 16 ) that is either portable by a user or rotationally attached to the vehicle ( 1 ) relative to a main axis ( 4 ) of the vehicle ( 1 ). The remote control unit ( 1 ) is adapted to communicate steering input data to a steering computer ( 12 ) that is programmed to process the steering input data into steering commands and to communicate the steering commands to a steering mechanism ( 9 ) of the vehicle ( 1 ). The remote control unit ( 1 ) has a secondary heading sensor that is synchronized with the primary heading sensor ( 14 ) with respect to the reference heading. The steering input data includes information of an active position of the steering input manipulator ( 16 ) relative to the reference heading (N) and the active position of the steering input manipulator ( 16 ) determines the desired direction of travel of the vehicle ( 1 ) regardless of the orientation of the remote control unit ( 15 ) relative to the main axis ( 4 ) of the vehicle ( 1 ). |