Method and device for electronically controlling the brake system of a vehicle
US5588716A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S303/03
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and a device for electronically controlling or adjusting a brake system of a vehicle is proposed, in which brake system the characteristic braking curve of the trailer is adapted to a prescribed characteristic braking curve of the towing vehicle, in order to minimize the longitudinal forces between a towing vehicle and a trailer during a braking process, in such a way that the braking of the entire road train takes place in accordance with the prescribed characteristic braking curve of the towing vehicle.
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