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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matthew D McIntyre, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Jean-Christophe Deniau, Fenton, MI (US);
Brian J. Farrell, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 8/18 (2006.01); B60T 11/10 (2006.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01); B60C 23/04 (2006.01); B60C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/1708 (2013.01); B60C 23/009 (2013.01); B60C 23/0433 (2013.01); B60C 23/0488 (2013.01); B60T 8/1725 (2013.01); B60T 8/1887 (2013.01); B60T 11/108 (2013.01); B60T 2240/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The dynamic footprint of a tire is received and the dynamic footprint is determined by and received from a tire pressure monitoring (TPM) sensor. A weight or load of the secondary vehicle attached to the primary vehicle is calculated based at least in part on the footprint. Instructions to alter the operation of the braking system of the secondary vehicle based on the calculated weight or load are transmitted to the secondary vehicle.