Patent · US Expired

Brake system control method employing yaw rate and ship angle control

US6035251A · kind A · utility

60Cited by
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16Claims
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Filing dateNov 10, 1997
Grant dateMar 7, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60T2230/02
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A brake system control for use in a vehicle with wheels, wheel brakes and a body, comprising the steps of: measuring a plurality of vehicle parameters; responsive to the measured parameters, determining at least a vehicle yaw rate, a vehicle slip angle, a desired yaw rate and a desired slip angle; responsive to the measured parameters, estimating a coefficient of adhesion between the vehicle wheels and a road surface; implementing a control responsive to the vehicle yaw rate and the desired yaw rate with a first authority and responsive to the vehicle slip angle and the desired slip angle with a second authority, wherein the first authority increases as the estimated coefficient of adhesion increases and decreases as the estimated coefficient of adhesion decreases; and controlling the wheel brakes responsive to the control to reduce a first difference between the vehicle yaw rate and the desired yaw rate and to reduce a second difference between the vehicle slip angle and the desired slip angle.

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