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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2023
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc, Avon, OH (US);
William R. Plow, Avon, OH (US);
Thomas J. Hayes, Lakewood, OH (US);
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are presented for trailer sway detection and braking distribution using a camera mirror system. In one embodiment, a vehicle controller is provided comprising: one or more processors; a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium. The program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: monitor images captured by at least one image capture device to detect sway of a plurality of trailers being towed by a tractor; estimate a relative weight of each of the plurality of trailers based on the detected sway; determine braking force to apply to each of the plurality of trailers based on the estimated relative weight of each of the plurality of trailers; and send an electronic signal to a braking system of each of the plurality of trailers to apply the determined braking force to each of the plurality of trailers.