TOWED VEHICLE ARRANGEMENT RESPONSIVE TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION
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1. A vehicle arrangement, comprising:
- a tow vehicle;
a towed vehicle including at least two wheels and at least one motor, each said motor being coupled with a corresponding said wheel;
a load sensing hitch between said tow vehicle and said towed vehicle, said load sensing hitch sensing a load along at least one of a plurality of axes, said load sensing hitch providing an output signal representing a sensed load on said load sensing hitch; and
an electrical processing circuit coupled with said load sensing hitch, said electrical processing circuit actuating at least one said motor, dependent upon said output signal.
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Abstract
A vehicle arrangement includes a tow vehicle and a towed vehicle. The towed vehicle includes at least two wheels and at least one motor, with each motor being coupled with a corresponding wheel. A load sensing hitch between the tow vehicle and the towed vehicle provides an output signal representing a sensed load on the load sensing hitch. An electrical processing circuit is coupled with the load sensing hitch. The electrical processing circuit actuates at least one motor, dependent upon the output signal.
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1. A vehicle arrangement, comprising:
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a tow vehicle; a towed vehicle including at least two wheels and at least one motor, each said motor being coupled with a corresponding said wheel; a load sensing hitch between said tow vehicle and said towed vehicle, said load sensing hitch sensing a load along at least one of a plurality of axes, said load sensing hitch providing an output signal representing a sensed load on said load sensing hitch; and an electrical processing circuit coupled with said load sensing hitch, said electrical processing circuit actuating at least one said motor, dependent upon said output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A towed vehicle arrangement, comprising:
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a frame; at least two wheels carried by said frame; at least one motor, each said motor being coupled with a corresponding said wheel; a sensor arrangement for sensing a parameter associated with an acceleration or deceleration of said towed vehicle along a selected one of a plurality of axes, said sensor arrangement providing an output signal; and an electrical processing circuit coupled with said sensor arrangement, said electrical processing circuit actuating at least one said motor, dependent upon said output signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of towing a towed vehicle using a tow vehicle, the towed vehicle having at least one motor with each motor being coupled with a corresponding wheel, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing a parameter using a sensor arrangement which is associated with an acceleration or deceleration of said towed vehicle along a selected one of a plurality of axes; outputting an output signal from said sensor arrangement representing said sensed parameter; and actuating at least one said motor using an electrical processing circuit, dependent upon said output signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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