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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Hsien-cheng Wu, Novi, MI (US);
Dieter Hoetzer, Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hsien-cheng Wu, Novi, MI (US);
Dieter Hoetzer, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/172 (2006.01); B60D 1/58 (2006.01); B60T 8/24 (2006.01); B60T 7/20 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60D 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/20 (2013.01); B60T 2230/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/58 (2013.01); B60T 8/248 (2013.01); B60T 8/1708 (2013.01); B60D 1/245 (2013.01); B60T 8/246 (2013.01); B60D 1/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a vehicle and a trailer. The vehicle has a front and a rear end, and the trailer is coupled to the rear end. The method includes sensing a plurality of vehicle characteristics, sensing a distance between the vehicle and the trailer with at least one sensor positioned on the rear end of the vehicle, determining an oscillatory action of the trailer based on the sensed distance, and applying a braking force on at least one wheel of the vehicle in response to the oscillatory action.