Abstract:
A method for controlling braking in a vehicle having a brake pedal includes the steps of calculating an intended amount of brake torque corresponding to a braking request made via application of the brake pedal, applying the intended amount of brake torque if a pre-determined condition pertaining to the vehicle is satisfied, and applying a filtered amount of brake torque if the pre-determined condition is not satisfied.
Abstract:
When a the brake assist control and a left/right distribution control are performed at the same time, since braking forces, which are equal to or larger than the braking force generated by a brake operation of a driver, are generated to wheels by the brake assist control, in a case where the driver requests a large deceleration, a desired deceleration can be obtained. Further, since a difference is made between the braking forces generated to left/right wheels by the left/right distribution control, in a case where a yaw direction behavior is generated to a vehicle, the yaw direction behavior can be reduced by a difference between the braking forces.
Abstract:
An emergency braking system for a vehicle is designed to be operated upon detecting generation of an electromyogram in a driver. An electromyography is provided on a steering wheel of the vehicle. When the electromyogram detected by the electromyography exceeds a predetermined level, a braking system is operated. The electromyography is designed to obtain the electromyogram at a positive potential electrode, by providing a grip portion of the steering wheel with an earth electrode connected to the ground and the positive potential electrode separated from the ground.
Abstract:
An emergency brake system (10) comprises first and second fluid communication paths (20) and (22) which provide fluid communication between a brake (18) and a hydraulic fluid tank (24). A first valve is provided in the first path (20) to vary pressure in the brake line (26) to a pressure P1 enabling the brake to apply a braking torque of T1 and a second valve (30) is provided in the path (22) to vary brake line pressure to a pressure P2 enabling the brake (18) to apply a braking torque of T2 where T2>T1. The system (10) senses the speed of a machine to which the brake (18) is coupled. Depending on the sensed speed of the machine when the emergency brake (18) is applied the system (10) will open one or both of the paths to control the braking torque applied by the brake (18).
Abstract:
A method for controlling braking in a vehicle having a brake pedal includes the steps of calculating an intended amount of brake torque corresponding to a braking request made via application of the brake pedal, applying the intended amount of brake torque if a pre-determined condition pertaining to the vehicle is satisfied, and applying a filtered amount of brake torque if the pre-determined condition is not satisfied.
Abstract:
A vehicle brake control apparatus is provided with a master cylinder capable of outputting master cylinder pressure, which is pressure of operating fluid generated by operation of a brake pedal, and hydraulic pumps capable of outputting pressurized pressure generated by pressurizing the operating fluid as braking force, wherein a brake ECU is configured to detect driver's requested braking force based on the master cylinder pressure to drive-control the hydraulic pumps based on the requested braking force, and when the hydraulic pumps outputs the braking force, the brake ECU changes the requested braking force according to a pedal stroke of the brake pedal at the time of the detection of the requested braking force, thereby enabling high-precision braking force control by setting optimal requested braking force always according to intension of a driver irrespective of a driving condition of the vehicle to improve drivability.
Abstract:
A method for determining whether a panic braking maneuver has been initiated in a vehicle with a brake pedal includes the steps of receiving brake pedal travel data, receiving brake pedal force data, determining a rate of change of acceleration of the brake pedal from the brake pedal travel data, determining a rate of change of acceleration of force applied to the brake pedal from the brake pedal force data, comparing the rate of change of acceleration of the brake pedal with a first predetermined value and a third predetermined value, and comparing the rate of change of acceleration of force applied to the brake pedal with a second predetermined value and a fourth predetermined value.
Abstract:
A hydraulic circuit includes a first pressurizing section for pressurizing a wheel cylinder by operating a master cylinder, and a second pressurizing section for pressurizing the wheel cylinder independently of operation of the master cylinder. A control unit determines whether a first operation request according to a physical relationship between a vehicle and an environment surrounding the vehicle is present; determines whether a second operation request according to a physical behavior of the vehicle is present; activates the first pressurizing section when the first operation request is present and the second operation request is absent; activates the second pressurizing section when the first operation request is absent and the second operation request is present; and keeps the first pressurizing section activated and activates the second pressurizing section, when the second operation request turns present under condition that the first pressurizing section is activated in response to the first operation request.
Abstract:
A brake system includes an electric brake force generator which brakes a wheel using a driving force of an electric motor and an electric motor controller that performs a field-weakening control of the electric motor. The electric motor controller performs the field-weakening control of the electric motor which then operates the electric brake force generator. Thus, the rotational speed of the electric motor is increased when the field weakening control is performed by the electric motor controller thereby quickly activating the electric braking force generator to enhance response of brake force generation.
Abstract:
A vehicle deceleration control device is provided that can determine an appropriate supplemental braking force when a braking force is applied according to an accelerator operation state. An engine braking-equivalent braking force is varied according to an initial accelerator angle when an accelerator returns and according to an accelerator return speed. That is, the greater the initial accelerator angle is, or the greater the accelerator return speed is, the greater the value to which the engine braking-equivalent braking force is set. It therefore becomes possible to determine the appropriate supplemental braking force that reflects the driver's braking intention.