Patent ID: 11891037
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A method of controlling a trailer brake output circuit of a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving a signal from a vehicle stability control system, the signal indicating that a vehicle stability control flag is set;
generating, by an electronic control unit of the vehicle, a trailer brake output signal in response to the vehicle stability control flag being set such that the trailer brake output signal ramps up to a target value over a predefined period of time;
maintaining, by the electronic control unit of the vehicle, the trailer brake output signal at the target value while the vehicle stability control flag is set; and
outputting, by the electronic control unit of the vehicle, the trailer brake output signal such that the trailer brake output signal ramps down from the target value when the vehicle stability control flag changes from set to not set.