TRAILER BRAKING ENHANCEMENT
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230339439A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US17659908

    申请日:2022-04-20

    Abstract: In exemplary embodiments, methods and systems are provided for controlling braking of a trailer that is coupled to a vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, a system is provided that includes: one or more sensors configured to obtain sensor data for a vehicle coupled to a trailer, the sensor data including: a measure of engagement of a brake pedal of the vehicle; and a deceleration of the vehicle; and a processor that is coupled to the one or more sensors and that is configured to at least facilitate dynamically controlling braking of the trailer, via instructions provided by the processor to a braking system of the trailer, based on both the measure of engagement of the brake pedal and the deceleration of the vehicle.

    Multimodal sensor-based state of connection monitoring for a 7-pin trailer cable or the like, and a trailer breakaway cable

    公开(公告)号:US11862904B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-02

    申请号:US17457009

    申请日:2021-11-30

    CPC classification number: H01R13/6683 H01R13/42 H01R2201/26

    Abstract: Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses are provided for monitoring cable connections between a trailer and vehicle. The system includes a monitoring device disposed within the vehicle; and a trailer cable and a breakaway trailer cable that provide a set of cable connections, the monitoring device is configured to: monitor the set of cable connections from connection data generated by a set of multimodal sensors integrated with the vehicle about statuses of the cable connections between the trailer and the vehicle; initiate a monitor function upon detection of a presence of the trailer connected to the vehicle by at least one sensor of the set of multimodal sensors integrated with the vehicle; and determine the statuses of the cable connections by fusing together using an information fusion algorithm one or more types of signal data from the set of multimodal sensors comprising optical signal data, radio signal data, and range signal data.

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