摘要 |
The invention relates to a method and to a system for controlling a sliding device (1) for a fifth wheel coupling (3) arranged on a towing vehicle (2), wherein the sliding device (1) comprises a substructure having at least one guide rail (4) oriented in the driving direction, a movable slide (5), which supports the fifth wheel coupling (3) and engages on the guide rail (4), and a control unit (6), to which a motorized drive unit (7) for moving the slide (5) and an actuator (8) for fixing the slide (5) relative to the guide rail (4) are connected. The aim of the invention was to provide a method and a control system with which a sufficiently large gap width (W) can be set between the towing vehicle (2) and the trailer (14) in a timely manner. This is achieved, among other things, by a method in which a distance measurement is performed to detect an obstruction (9) in front of the towing vehicle (2), the signal of the measurement is processed into a control signal in the control unit (6), and a start-up of the motorized drive unit (7) and/or the actuator (8) is initiated therewith. |