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US 11,440,516 B2Granted
Automated gain and boost for a brake controller
AssigneeHorizon Global Americas Inc.
InventorsChandrakumar D. Kulkarni, Muthukumar Jegadeeson
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes a system, method, and device related to controlling brakes of a towed vehicle. A brake controller system includes a brake controller that controls the brakes of a towed vehicle based on acceleration. The brake controller is in communication with a speed sensor. The speed sensor determines the speed of a towing vehicle or a towed vehicle. The brake controller automatically sets a gain or boost based on the speed and acceleration.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- at least one sensor operatively determining a parameter associated with at least one of an environmental condition and condition under which a towing system is operating;
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- a brake controller comprising an accelerometer and a processor, the processor in operative communication with the at least one sensor and configured to receive data from the at least one sensor, and
- wherein the processor determines at least one of a gain level and a boost level based on the data received from the at least one sensor;
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- wherein the processor initiates a calibration process to determine at least one of the gain level or the boost level based on an occurrence of a triggering event and wherein the processor operatively overrides the determined gain level or boost level in response to receiving a user request to override the determined gain level or boost level.
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A system comprising:
- a network connected user equipment device;
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- a brake controller comprising an accelerometer and a processor, the processor in operative communication with the network connected user equipment device and configured to receive data from the network connected user equipment device,
- wherein the processor determines at least one of a gain level or a boost level based on the data received from the network connected user equipment device;
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- wherein the processor initiates a calibration process to determine at least one of the gain level or the boost level based on an occurrence of a triggering event and wherein the processor operatively overrides the determined gain level or boost level in response to receiving a user request to override the determined gain level or boost level.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.