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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Chandra Sekhar Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
David S. Rule, Waterford, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chandra Sekhar Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
David S. Rule, Waterford, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A trailer stability control apparatus for a vehicle and a trailer includes a trailer hitch assembly interconnecting a rear end of the vehicle and a front end of the trailer. The trailer stability control apparatus also includes at least one controllable damper connected to the trailer hitch assembly. The trailer stability control apparatus further includes a controller electrically connected to the at least one controllable damper for providing continuously controllable damping forces between the vehicle and the trailer.