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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Hayes Towing Electronics Llc, Arab, AL (US);
Inventors:
Roger Allcorn, Arab, AL (US);
John S. Meadow, Arab, AL (US);
Assignee:
Hayes Towing Electronics LLC, Arab, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60D 1/30 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 8/58 (2006.01); B60T 8/86 (2006.01); B60T 7/18 (2006.01); B60T 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/30 (2013.01); B60T 7/18 (2013.01); B60T 7/20 (2013.01); B60T 8/1701 (2013.01); B60T 8/58 (2013.01); B60T 8/86 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a device and method for controlling sway of a trailer utilizing a global positioning system (GPS) device to detect a speed of a vehicle, a rate gyro to detect a sway angle of the vehicle, and a controller coupled to the GPS device and the rate gyro. The GPS and the rate gyro provide the speed and the sway angle to the controller and the controller outputs a brake command if either a first condition is satisfied or a second condition is satisfied.