Appeal 2007-0782
Application 10/683,453
1 coefficient of friction is low, a signal pulse train is selected
2 and outputted to the trailer control valve.
3 5. Takao solves the problem of when a lateral-direction
4 acceleration is detected, the braking pressure force of the tug
5 (tractor of a tractor-trailer) is automatically increased.
6 (Takao 3).
7 6. The invention of Takao relates to lateral-direction
8 acceleration detecting means, and in particular to attitude
9 control of vehicles for preventing rollover (Takao, 4, 7).
10 7. The tug can be used with a towed vehicle from a different
11 manufacturer, or a towed vehicle that is quite old compared
12 to the tug. (Takao 9).
13 8. In controlling the attitude of a combination vehicle (tractor-
14 trailer) the system quickly detects the trailer becoming out of
15 control by estimating the occurrence of lateral-turning
16 occurrence (rollover) and automatically generating a
17 damping force for the towed vehicle. (Takao para. [0009]).
18 9. When a lateral-direction acceleration which exceeds certain
19 conditions is detected, the control system automatically
20 changes the towed vehicle into a braking state. (Takao,
21 para. [0010]).
22 10. When there is no possibility of rollover, the towed vehicle
23 can still be automatically braked. (Takao, para. [0011]).
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