Patent ID: 6516925
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B60L,B60T

Abstract:
A method for towing a first automobile by the use of a second automobile wherein said first and said second automobiles each being of the type having a braking system and a controller which is coupled to said braking system, said method comprising:generating a brake request signal in said second automobile; communicating said generated brake request signal to said controller which is resident within said second automobile; causing said controller within said second automobile to activate said braking system of said second automobile upon receipt of said brake request signal, thereby braking said second automobile by a certain first amount; causing said controller of said second automobile to generate a brake request signal to said controller of said first automobile; causing said controller of said first automobile to activate said braking system of said first automobile upon receipt of said brake request signal emanating from said controller of said second automobile, thereby braking said first automobile by a certain second amount which is less than said first amount, thereby causing said braking system of said first automobile to augment said braking system of said second automobile by supplementing the amount of braking provided by said braking system of said first automobile.