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Trailer vehicle and trailer brake controller, and method and computer program product therefor

US12116059B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BV · BE

Inventors

Johannes Heseding · Hannover, DE
Gerd Schuenemann · Laatzen, DE
Jan Reiners · Hannover, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 9, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/72
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling, via a trailer vehicle configured to be coupled to a towing vehicle with an electric drive, the electric drive of the towing vehicle includes receiving, via a trailer brake control unit of the trailer vehicle, a current accelerator pedal position from the towing vehicle. The method further includes generating a control signal for the electric drive with the trailer brake control unit depending on the received current accelerator pedal position and controlling the electric drive with the generated control signal.

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