Systems, vehicles, and methods for controlling trailer brake output circuits with a reduced upper limit of trailer brake output signals
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit, the system comprising:
- an input device configured to output a signal in response to receiving an input from a user; and
an electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the input device, the electronic control unit comprising;
one or more processors;
one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
the trailer brake output circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the trailer brake output circuit is configured to output a trailer brake output signal; and
machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that cause the electronic control unit to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors;
receive the signal from the input device, the signal being associated with the input from the user;
limit the trailer brake output signal to a first value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal in response to the signal received from the input device; and
limit the trailer brake output signal to a second value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal independent of the signal received from the input device, the second value being smaller than the first value.
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Abstract
A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit includes an input device outputting a signal in response to receiving an input from a user, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules, the trailer brake output circuit outputting a trailer brake output signal, and machine readable instructions. The electronic control unit receives the signal from the input device, limits the trailer brake output signal to a first value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal in response to the signal received from the input device, and limits the trailer brake output signal to a second value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal not in response to the signal received from the input device. The second value is smaller than the first value.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit, the system comprising:
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an input device configured to output a signal in response to receiving an input from a user; and an electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the input device, the electronic control unit comprising; one or more processors; one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; the trailer brake output circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the trailer brake output circuit is configured to output a trailer brake output signal; and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that cause the electronic control unit to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors; receive the signal from the input device, the signal being associated with the input from the user; limit the trailer brake output signal to a first value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal in response to the signal received from the input device; and limit the trailer brake output signal to a second value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal independent of the signal received from the input device, the second value being smaller than the first value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle for controlling a trailer brake output circuit, the vehicle comprising:
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an input device configured to output a signal in response to receiving an input from a user; the trailer brake output circuit configured to output a trailer brake output signal; and an electronic control unit configured to; receive the signal from the input device, the signal being associated with the input from the user; limit the trailer brake output signal to a first value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal in response to the signal received from the input device; and limit the trailer brake output signal to a second value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal independent of the signal received from the input device, the second value being smaller than the first value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling a trailer brake output circuit of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, by an electronic control unit of the vehicle, a signal from an input device of the vehicle, the signal being associated with an input to the input device by a user; limiting, by the electronic control unit of the vehicle, a trailer brake output signal to a first value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal in response to the signal received from the input device; and limiting, by the electronic control unit of the vehicle, the trailer brake output signal to a second value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal independent of the signal received from the input device, the second value being smaller than the first value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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