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INDEPENDENT TRAILER SWAY CONTROLLER

  • US 20120041659A1
  • Filed: 08/13/2010
  • Published: 02/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An independent trailer sway controller mountable on a tongue of a trailer comprising:

  • trailer length input operable to receive length data indicating a length of the trailer and output the length data;

    a sway sensor operable to sense sway of the trailer and output sway data;

    a trailer sway detector module operable toreceive the length data and the sway data,determine a level of trailer sway based on the length data and the sway data,determine whether the level of trailer sway exceeds a predetermined threshold, andoutput a trailer sway condition signal if the level of trailer sway exceeds the predetermined threshold; and

    a brake controller module operable to receive the trailer sway condition signal and, in response, output a brake enable signal to be received by a trailer braking unit to enable a trailer brake to apply braking force to one or more trailer wheels to mitigate trailer sway.

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