APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR BRAKING A TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATION

摘要

Apparatus for braking a coupled tractor-trailer combination (10) in which the tractor (11) includes a drive train (12) one or more operational parameters of which is adjustable and having an engine and at least one ground-engaging member driveably connected thereto via an adjustable ratio transmission; and the trailer includes at least one ground engaging member having at least one trailer brake (28), includes a control circuit (36) for the trailer brake (28) having a control device and one or more fault detectors, the apparatus also including a controller that adjusts one or more parameters of the drive train in response to detection of one or more faults by one or more said fault detectors. A method of operating the apparatus includes carrying out such adjustment when one or more faults is detected.