SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING TRAILER BRAKE OUTPUT CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING MANUAL TRAILER BRAKE ACTIVATION SLIDER CIRCUITS
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit 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 outputs a trailer brake output signal;
a manual trailer brake activation slider circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the manual trailer brake activation slider circuit comprising at least one potentiometer that outputs a potentiometer output signal having a voltage that ranges between a minimum output voltage and a maximum output voltage;
machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that cause the system to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors;
compare the voltage of the potentiometer output signal to a threshold voltage, wherein the threshold voltage is greater than the minimum output voltage of the potentiometer output signal and less than the maximum output voltage of the potentiometer output signal; and
control the trailer brake output circuit based on the comparison of the voltage of the potentiometer output signal to the threshold voltage.
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Abstract
Systems for controlling trailer brake output circuits and systems for monitoring manual trailer brake activation slider circuits are provided. A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit includes a trailer brake output circuit and a manual trailer brake activation slider circuit. The manual trailer brake activation slider circuit includes at least one potentiometer that outputs a potentiometer output signal having a voltage that ranges between a minimum output voltage and a maximum output voltage. The system compares the voltage of the potentiometer output signal to a threshold voltage that is greater than the minimum output voltage of the potentiometer output signal and less than the maximum output voltage of the potentiometer output signal, and controls the trailer brake output circuit based on the comparison of the voltage of the potentiometer output signal to the threshold voltage.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit comprising:
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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 outputs a trailer brake output signal; a manual trailer brake activation slider circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the manual trailer brake activation slider circuit comprising at least one potentiometer that outputs a potentiometer output signal having a voltage that ranges between a minimum output voltage and a maximum output voltage; machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that cause the system to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors; compare the voltage of the potentiometer output signal to a threshold voltage, wherein the threshold voltage is greater than the minimum output voltage of the potentiometer output signal and less than the maximum output voltage of the potentiometer output signal; and control the trailer brake output circuit based on the comparison of the voltage of the potentiometer output signal to the threshold voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for monitoring a manual trailer brake activation slider circuit comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; the manual trailer brake activation slider circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the manual trailer brake activation slider circuit comprising at least one potentiometer that outputs a potentiometer output signal having a voltage that ranges between a minimum output voltage and a maximum output voltage; machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that cause the system to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors; compare the voltage of the potentiometer output signal to a threshold voltage, wherein the threshold voltage is greater than the minimum output voltage of the potentiometer output signal and less than the maximum output voltage of the potentiometer output signal; and monitor the manual trailer brake activation slider circuit for a malfunction condition based on the comparison of the voltage of the potentiometer output signal to the threshold voltage. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit comprising:
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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 outputs a trailer brake output signal; a manual trailer brake activation slider circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the manual trailer brake activation slider circuit comprising; a first potentiometer that outputs a first potentiometer output signal having a voltage that ranges between a first minimum output voltage and a first maximum output voltage; and a second potentiometer that outputs a second potentiometer output signal having a voltage that ranges between a second minimum output voltage and a second maximum output voltage; and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that cause the system to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors; compare the voltage of the first potentiometer output signal to a lower threshold voltage, wherein the lower threshold voltage is greater than the first minimum output voltage; compare the voltage of the first potentiometer output signal to an upper threshold voltage, wherein the upper threshold voltage is greater than the lower threshold voltage and less than the first maximum output voltage; compare the voltage of the first potentiometer output signal to the voltage of the second potentiometer output signal; and control the trailer brake output circuit based on the comparison of the voltage of the first potentiometer output signal to the lower threshold voltage, the comparison of the first potentiometer output signal to the upper threshold voltage, and the comparison of the voltage of the first potentiometer output signal to the voltage of the second potentiometer output signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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