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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 22, 2022
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);

Matthew Johnson, Toledo, OH (US);

Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B60G 17/016 (2006.01); B60W 40/114 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/02 (2013.01); B60G 17/016 (2013.01); B60W 40/114 (2013.01); B60G 2300/044 (2013.01); B60G 2400/0513 (2013.01); B60G 2500/20 (2013.01); B60W 2510/207 (2013.01); B60W 2520/14 (2013.01); B60W 2530/207 (2020.02); B60W 2710/22 (2013.01); B60W 2720/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus to control stability of a vehicle and trailer are disclosed. An example apparatus to control stability of a vehicle and trailer includes stability monitoring circuitry to determine, based on sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle, whether a vehicle stability condition associated with the vehicle is satisfied, and stability control circuitry to, in response to the vehicle stability condition not being satisfied, adjust a load distribution on front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle by adjusting a vehicle pitch.


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