Brake control system and method
US7058499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T13/662
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method establishes an acceleration of a vehicle which may be used to control a brake system of a towed vehicle towed by a towing vehicle. The system and method establish a gravity vector representing acceleration due to gravity, measure acceleration of the vehicle in a first direction and responsively establish a first acceleration value, measure acceleration of the vehicle in a second direction and responsively establish a second acceleration value, and establish a magnitude of the acceleration of the vehicle in a plane orthogonal to the gravity vector as a function of the gravity vector and the first and second acceleration values.
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