MANAGING JACKKNIFE ENABLING CONDITIONS DURING BACKING OF A TRAILER BY REDUCING SPEED OF A VEHICLE BACKING THE TRAILER
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- at least one data processing device accessing, from memory coupled to the at least one data processing device, instructions causing the at least one data processing device to assess jackknife determining information for a vehicle and a trailer towably to the vehicle; and
the at least one data processing device accessing, from the memory, instructions causing the at least one data processing device to implement a vehicle speed reducing action in response to the jackknife determining information indicating that a jackknife enabling condition has been attained at a particular point in time during backing of the trailer by the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle comprises a trailer angle detection apparatus and a trailer backup control system. The trailer angle detection apparatus is configured for outputting hitch angle information generated as a function of an angle between the vehicle and a trailer towably attached thereto. The trailer backup control system includes a jackknife enabling condition detector and a jackknife counter-measures controller coupled to the trailer angle detection apparatus. The jackknife enabling condition detector is coupled to the trailer angle detection apparatus for receiving the hitch angle information therefrom and for determining if a jackknife enabling condition has been attained at a particular point in time during backing of the trailer by the vehicle. The jackknife counter-measures controller implements a vehicle speed reducing action in response to the jackknife enabling condition detector determining that the jackknife enabling condition has been attained at the particular point in time during backing of the trailer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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at least one data processing device accessing, from memory coupled to the at least one data processing device, instructions causing the at least one data processing device to assess jackknife determining information for a vehicle and a trailer towably to the vehicle; and the at least one data processing device accessing, from the memory, instructions causing the at least one data processing device to implement a vehicle speed reducing action in response to the jackknife determining information indicating that a jackknife enabling condition has been attained at a particular point in time during backing of the trailer by the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic control system having a set of instructions tangibly embodied on a non-transitory processor-readable medium thereof, the set of instructions are accessible from the non-transitory processor-readable medium by at least one data processing device of the electronic controller system for being interpreted thereby, and the set of instructions is configured for causing the at least one data processing device to carry out operations for:
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assessing jackknife determining information for a vehicle and a trailer towably to the vehicle; and implementing a vehicle speed reducing action in response to the jackknife determining information indicating that a jackknife enabling condition has been attained at a particular point in time during backing of the trailer by the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle, comprising:
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a trailer angle detection apparatus configured for outputting hitch angle information generated as a function of an angle between the vehicle and a trailer towably attached to the vehicle; a trailer backup control system including a jackknife enabling condition detector and a jackknife counter-measures controller coupled to the trailer angle detection apparatus, wherein the jackknife enabling condition detector is coupled to the trailer angle detection apparatus for receiving the hitch angle information therefrom and for determining if a jackknife enabling condition has been attained at a particular point in time during backing of the trailer by the vehicle, and wherein the jackknife counter-measures controller implements a vehicle speed reducing action in response to the jackknife enabling condition detector determining that the jackknife enabling condition has been attained at the particular point in time during backing of the trailer by the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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