Trailer sway detection and method for reducing trailer sway utilizing trailer brakes
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May 5, 2015
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Mar 13, 2013
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Abstract
When a trailer is pulled by a tow vehicle where the trailer begins to sway to the left and right of the tow vehicle a large sway can result in loss of control of the trailer and or tow vehicle. The field of the present invention is a system and method of controlling a trailer sway which comprises determining the sway of the trailer utilizing an electronic sensor and independently applying the left and or right trailer brakes at varying levels to reduce trailer sway the traditional single braking signal power from the tow vehicle is separated into two independent braking signals for each of the left and right brakes. All brakes are applied whenever the traditional braking signal goes active where trailer battery power is utilized to independently activate the left and or right brakes during trailer sway.
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- 2013 Application Filing Year
- B60W Class
- 1440 Applications Filed
- 1303 Patents Issued To-Date
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