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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2005
Applicants:
John F. Rotz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David B. Brooks, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Joseph A. Bell, Markle, IN (US);
Inventors:
John F. Rotz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David B. Brooks, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Joseph A. Bell, Markle, IN (US);
Assignee:
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 61/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automated axle control system provides both indication to the driver when a lift axle should be raised or lowered, and takes action to effect axle positioning when the driver fails to respond. Operations are based on estimates of vehicle weight and vehicle speed and are implemented primarily through preexisting vehicle controllers and a controller area network over which the controllers communicate.