Patent ID: 7925409

Claim:
A trailer electronic braking system for a motor vehicle having at least first and second trailers, the trailer electronic braking system comprising: a first braking ECU on the first trailer; a second braking ECU on the second trailer, the first and second braking ECUs being operatively configured to control a brake force into a brake; a communication interface coupling the first braking ECU on the first trailer and the second braking ECU on the second trailer so that the first and second braking ECUs are able to communicate with one another; a first sensor associated with the first trailer being adapted to detect at least one of lateral acceleration and wheel speed; a second sensor associated with the second trailer being adapted to detect at least one of lateral acceleration and wheel speed; wherein the respective braking ECUs on the first trailer and the second trailer receive an input from a corresponding to one of the sensors on the first trailer and the second trailer; and wherein, in an event that one of the first and second sensors detects lateral acceleration and/or wheel speed indicative of a loss of stability, said sensor generates a signal for actuating stability control, which signal is passed via the communication interface to the braking ECU on the other trailer in order for the other trailer to actuate stability control.