Erick Michael Lavoie - Dearborn MI, US Greg Esper - Whitmore Lake MI, US Kirk Matthew Englert - Dearbon MI, US
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies - Dearborn MI
International Classification:
B60T 8/32
US Classification:
701 70
Abstract:
A method of controlling a trailer brake system using a trailer brake controller positioned within a passenger vehicle is provided. The method includes obtaining intended braking inputs and developing an effective baseline trailer brake controller output profile based thereon. The method scales the effective baseline trailer brake controller output profile in response to an adjustable gain setting set by an operator. A vehicle velocity is obtained and used to calculate a correction factor to the effective baseline trailer brake controller output profile. The effective baseline trailer brake controller output profile is then adjusted using the correction factor to generate a corrected trailer brake controller output signal.