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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2019
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick DiGioacchino, Niagara Falls, CA;
Alexander Barath, Brighton, MI (US);
Hasan Alper Hepguvendik, Toronto, CA;
Avesta Goodarzi, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/18 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/1887 (2013.01); B60T 8/1708 (2013.01); B60T 8/1806 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60T 13/662 (2013.01);
Abstract
Trailer brake gain in a towing configuration of a tow vehicle and a trailer is determined by providing, to a processor, trailer wheel rotation information. The processor provides trailer brake control signals at a plurality of different evaluation trailer brake gains. The processor determines the trailer brake gain based upon the trailer wheel rotation information corresponding to the plurality of different evaluation trailer brake gains.