Apparatus, method and system for determining the position of vehicles connected to a tractor by the use of a global positioning satellite (GPS)

    公开(公告)号:US11427169B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-30

    申请号:US16780207

    申请日:2020-02-03

    摘要: Various examples of a controller, method and system for determining positions of a tractor-trailer vehicle train are disclosed. In one example a tractor controller is manually-initiated or a user-initiated tractor controller and includes an electrical control port for receiving an electrical start signal, and a communications port for receiving data. A processing unit of the tractor controller includes control logic and is in communication with the electrical control port. The control logic is capable of receiving, in response to the electrical start signal, a data signal at the communications port which includes a GPS signal and a unique identification which corresponds to the towed vehicle. At a predetermined response time, the tractor controller determines the position of the towed vehicle in the tractor-trailer vehicle train based on the data received from the towed vehicles.

    APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF VEHICLES CONNECTED TO A TRACTOR BY THE USE OF A GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE (GPS)

    公开(公告)号:US20210237700A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-05

    申请号:US16780207

    申请日:2020-02-03

    IPC分类号: B60T8/17 B60T8/172 G01S19/51

    摘要: Various examples of a controller, method and system for determining positions of a tractor-trailer vehicle train are disclosed. In one example a tractor controller is manually-initiated or a user-initiated tractor controller and includes an electrical control port for receiving an electrical start signal, and a communications port for receiving data. A processing unit of the tractor controller includes control logic and is in communication with the electrical control port. The control logic is capable of receiving, in response to the electrical start signal, a data signal at the communications port which includes a GPS signal and a unique identification which corresponds to the towed vehicle. At a predetermined response time, the tractor controller determines the position of the towed vehicle in the tractor-trailer vehicle train based on the data received from the towed vehicles.

    Controller and method for monitoring trailer brake applications

    公开(公告)号:US09821779B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-21

    申请号:US14944261

    申请日:2015-11-18

    IPC分类号: B60T8/17 B60T7/04

    摘要: Various embodiments of a tractor controller for monitoring trailer brake applications is disclosed. The control logic of the tractor control is capable of receiving a signal indicative of a trailer brake application; receiving a signal indicative of a foot brake application; totaling a number of signals indicative of a trailer brake application for a predetermined time period; and totaling a number of signals indicative of a foot brake application for the predetermined time period. The control logic then compares the total number of signals indicative of a trailer brake application with the total number of signals indicative of a foot brake application. The control logic records a flag in response to the total number of signals indicative of a trailer brake application being greater than the total number of signals indicative of a foot brake application.