Apparatus and methods for manoeuvring a trailer

Abstract

A control system for manoeuvring a trailer 200 connected to a vehicle 100 comprising; one or more processors configured to: receive 720 (fig 7) an angle input from a graphical user interface 820 (fig 8a), 920 which requests a manoeuvring angle for the trailer, receive 730 (fig 7) a direction signal 415, 425, 435, 436 (fig 4) for movement of the vehicle, and output 750 (fig 7) a movement signal 426 (fig 4) to control one or more wheels of the vehicle to cause the trailer to move toward the manoeuvring angle as the vehicle moves in the direction.

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