This study investigated solutions to improve the tractor-trailer position algorithm used in the current Basic Savety Message (BSM) and proposed an enhanced BSM for articulated vehicles by integrating trailer information into Part II of the BSM. This approach was successful in transmitting this information to surrounding vehicles using V2V communications once trailer parameters were known While only tested with one safety application, the enhancement to the tractor-trailer body model is likely applicable to others as well. Further work on an automated method of obtaining trailer parameters may be necessary to fully implement this solution for articulated commercial vehicles in service.
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