AUTOMATED GAIN AND BOOST FOR A BRAKE CONTROLLER
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1. A system comprising:
- at least one sensor operatively determining a parameter associated with a braking event; and
a brake controller comprising an accelerometer and a processor, the processor in operative communication with the at least one sensor and configured to receive data from the at least one sensor, andwherein the processor determines at least one of a gain level or a boost level based on the data received from the at least one sensor.
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes a system, method, and device related to controlling brakes of a towed vehicle. A brake controller system includes a brake controller that controls the brakes of a towed vehicle based on acceleration. The brake controller is in communication with a speed sensor. The speed sensor determines the speed of a towing vehicle or a towed vehicle. The brake controller automatically sets a gain or boost based on the speed and acceleration.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one sensor operatively determining a parameter associated with a braking event; and a brake controller comprising an accelerometer and a processor, the processor in operative communication with the at least one sensor and configured to receive data from the at least one sensor, and wherein the processor determines at least one of a gain level or a boost level based on the data received from the at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
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8. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor determines the weather condition based on at least one of activation or deactivation of windshield wipers, or input from a user device.
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11. A brake controller comprising:
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a hardware processor and a memory storing computer executable instructions; a wireless communication device coupled to the hardware processor and in operative communication with a speed sensor; wherein the processor conducts a calibration process to automatically determine at least one of a gain setting, boost setting, or transfer function as a function of information received from the speed sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for automatically determining a gain setting for a brake controller, comprising:
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monitoring, by the brake controller, for a triggering event and initiating a calibration of the gain setting in response to the triggering event; ramping output of the brake controller to brakes of a trailer; receiving input from a sensor operatively attached to at least one of a wheel or an axel of the trailer; determining whether the wheels of the trailer are locked based on the input received from the sensor; terminating, in response to determining that the wheels of the trailer are locked, the ramping of the output of the brake controller to the brakes of the trailer; reducing the output of the brake controller to the brakes of the trailer to a value until the wheels are no longer locked; and determining the gain setting based on the value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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