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Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 1995

Filed:

Jan. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:

Michael T Breen, Garden City, MI (US);

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
303-7 ; 303 20 ; 303111 ; 280428 ; 36442602 ;
Abstract

A trailer stability brake control method is disclosed for an articulated vehicle 11 which involves determining values indicative of tractor turning radius of curvature (TRC), articulation angle (AA) and time derivatives thereof, a value for wheel speed variance (WSV) is determined, and then a stability indicator (SI) is determined for each of TRC and AA, and the time derivatives thereof. The later step is performed by signal processing means (63) including filter means having a cutoff frequency (.OMEGA..sub.c) with the cutoff frequency decreasing as the wheel speed variance increases, and vice versa. The trailer brake control means (125) is de-actuated whenever the stability indicator (SI) relating to the articulation angle (AA) becomes less than the wheel speed variance.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Breen, Michael. (1995). Trailer stability system and method (U.S. Patent No. 5380072). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5380072

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