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METHOD TO AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST A TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER

  • US 20180339685A1
  • Filed: 05/24/2017
  • Published: 11/29/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A brake system for a vehicle having a brake control device and an acceleration sensor, the system comprising:

  • a trailer brake controller;

    outputting an initial trailer brake torque demand based on an input received from the brake control device; and

    adjusting the initial trailer brake torque demand to converge a signal from the vehicle acceleration sensor to an expected negative acceleration value correlated with the input from the brake control device.

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