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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex James, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Thomas Salmon, Rochester, MI (US);
Donald A. Perlick, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bang Kim Cao, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/20 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 8/1761 (2006.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/206 (2013.01); B60T 8/1708 (2013.01); B60T 8/17616 (2013.01); B60T 8/323 (2013.01); B60R 16/0231 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for automatic calibration of electronic trailer brake gain. An example apparatus includes a trailer brake gain calibration module programmed to compare a calculated trailer brake torque to at least one of a first or second threshold, adjust a gain value based upon satisfaction of at least one of the first or second threshold, and apply a pressure to a trailer brake based on the gain value.