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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2001
Pahngroc Oh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Scott Funke, Farmington, MI (US);
Kevin J. Pavlov, Livonia, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A trailer control system incorporates sensors on both the trailer and a tow vehicle towing the trailer to measure operating parameters of both the trailer and the tow vehicle or prime mover. A computer mounted in the trailer or in the tow vehicle gathers input data from the sensors, including a variety of measurements of force, displacement, and temperature for the tow vehicle, the trailer, and their components. The computer may also be used to apply braking forces to the wheels of the trailer. Using the simulator, a variety of components on the trailer may be tested, their performance measured, and a better trailer may be designed. A trailer may also incorporate such a system for better control of the trailer and the combination vehicle of which it is a part.