Braking controller and method using verification of reported trailer capabilities
US10525950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/22
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A braking controller and method in a towing vehicle towing one or more towed vehicles as a combination vehicle provides brake control of the one or more towed vehicles based on a level of braking force applied to the towing vehicle. A non-enhanced braking mode applies a first level of braking force to the towed vehicles in a predetermined reduced proportion relative to the level of braking force applied to the towing vehicle, and an enhanced braking mode applies a second level of braking force to the towed vehicles greater than the first level of braking force. The enhanced braking mode strategy is used unless trailer capability information reported by one or more the trailers fails to match against expected trailer capability information.
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