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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2017
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Yuichi Shimizu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Lisa DiMaggio, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mikhal el Arculli, Celina, TX (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit includes an input device outputting a signal in response to receiving an input from a user, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules, the trailer brake output circuit outputting a trailer brake output signal, and machine readable instructions. The electronic control unit receives the signal from the input device, limits the trailer brake output signal to a first value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal in response to the signal received from the input device, and limits the trailer brake output signal to a second value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal not in response to the signal received from the input device. The second value is smaller than the first value.