TRAINER SWAY MITIGATION METHOD AND SYSTEM USING MEASURED DISTANCE BETWEEN TRAILER AND TOW VEHICLE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a trailer sway mitigation method which performs trailer sway mitigation, by providing an accurate measured value for an electronic control unit and also by directly and accurately measuring a distance up to a trailer from the rear end of a vehicle. SOLUTION: This tra...

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Hauptverfasser:	WU HSIENNG, HOETZER DIETER
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL BLASTING BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING LIGHTING MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES SHOCK-ABSORBERS SPRINGS THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF VEHICLE CONNECTIONS VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES VEHICLES IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a trailer sway mitigation method which performs trailer sway mitigation, by providing an accurate measured value for an electronic control unit and also by directly and accurately measuring a distance up to a trailer from the rear end of a vehicle. SOLUTION: This trailer sway mitigation method includes sensing a plurality of vehicle characteristics, sensing a distance between the vehicle 10 and the trailer 50 by at east one sensor 44 and 46 positioned on the rear end of the vehicle, determining an oscillatory action of the trailer based on the sensed distance, and adding brake force to at least one wheel 20 of the vehicle in response to the oscillatory action. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT