Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicular trailer sway management system
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Application No.: US18178701Application Date: 2023-03-06
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Publication No.: US11884261B2Publication Date: 2024-01-30
- Inventor: Helmut A. Wodrich , Walter G. Woodington
- Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: HONIGMAN LLP
- Main IPC: B60W30/02
- IPC: B60W30/02 ; B60W30/06 ; B60W30/18 ; B60W40/114

Abstract:
A vehicular trailer sway management system includes at least one rearward-sensing radar sensor disposed at a vehicle and an electronic control unit (ECU). Radar data captured by the at least one rearward-sensing radar sensor is provided to the ECU. With a trailer hitched to the vehicle, the trailer sway management system, via processing at the ECU of the provided captured radar data, determines oblique angles of the trailer relative to the vehicle. As the vehicle tows the trailer, and responsive to monitoring of determined oblique angles of the trailer relative to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the trailer sway management system determines sway of the trailer relative to the vehicle. Responsive to the determined sway of the trailer relative to the vehicle, the trailer sway management system at least in part controls operation of the vehicle to manage sway of the trailer relative to the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230202460A1 VEHICULAR TRAILER SWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2023-06-29
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