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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Swadad A. Carremm, Canton, MI (US);
Joel Allen Pittenger, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Roy Joseph Scott, Saline, MI (US);
David James Tippy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steven Yellin Schondorf, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A trailer yaw sensing apparatus is provided. The trailer yaw sensing apparatus includes a housing, a yaw sensor, and a docking station. The housing is configured for installation on a trailer. The housing defines apertures that are configured to engage fasteners for mounting yaw sensors in a plurality of orientations. The yaw sensor includes an external casing and is disposed within the housing. The docking station is affixed to the housing and is configured to receive a trailer-to-vehicle electrical connector.