Brake control system
US5746486A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T2270/311
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A brake control system method according to the steps of: determining driver commanded yaw rate; measuring actual yaw rate; determining a yaw rate error; determining, in response to vehicle conditions, a yaw rate dead band wherein the yaw rate dead band varies with vehicle conditions; comparing the yaw rate error to the dead band; and if the yaw rate error exceeds the dead band, controlling the vehicle responsive to the yaw rate error, wherein yaw rate control only occurs when the yaw rate error exceeds the dead band.
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