A trailer backup assist system for a vehicle, according to one embodiment, includes a trailer coupled with the vehicle. The trailer of the trailer backup assist system has a braking system. The trailer backup assist system also includes a sensor that senses a hitch angle between the vehicle and the trailer. In addition, the trailer backup assist system includes a steering input device that provides a desired curvature of the trailer. The trailer backup assist system further includes a controller generating a steering command based on the hitch angle for the vehicle to guide the trailer on the desired curvature and an actuation command for the braking system to reduce a rearward travel distance for the trailer to achieve the desired curvature.
Trailer backup assist system with active trailer braking for curvature control
10.01.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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