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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Niedert, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Anton Rogness, Dearborn, MI (US);
Elliott Pearson, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Joshua Rajasingh, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/20 (2006.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01); B60T 8/175 (2006.01); B60T 8/176 (2006.01); B60T 8/18 (2006.01); B60T 8/1755 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/20 (2013.01); B60T 8/172 (2013.01); B60T 8/175 (2013.01); B60T 8/176 (2013.01); B60T 8/1708 (2013.01); B60T 8/1755 (2013.01); B60T 8/1806 (2013.01); B60T 8/1887 (2013.01); B60T 13/662 (2013.01); B60T 2210/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for automatically calibrating electronic trailer brake gain. An example apparatus includes a trailer brake gain calibrator programmed to modulate a trailer brake gain value based upon a derivative of a trailer hitch force and apply a pressure to a brake of a trailer based on the gain value.