US5002148A
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Traction control method and apparatus for motor vehicles
Assignee: Akebono Brake Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-01-23
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Granted: 1991-03-26
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Expires: 2009-01-23
Abstract
Abstract A traction control method/apparatus for motor vehicles is arranged such that at an initial stage of the starting or accelerating operation of the motor vehicle where a large amount of slip of the driving wheel tends to be caused, a braking force is sufficiently applied to the driving wheel to restrain the slip thereof; and after the engine output is adjusted through accelerator or throttle control which is performed simultaneously with the application of the braking force, the procedure for controlling the brake hydraulic pressure is changed to eliminate the difference between the lefthand and righthand driving wheel speeds.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuya Miyake
- 👤 Kinji Ogino
- 👤 Shigeki Moride
- 👤 Hideo Akima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 04:52
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/175; B60T8/32; B60T8/34; B60T8/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A traction control method for motor vehicles, wherein a slip of a driving wheel which tends to occur when the motor vehicle starts, is detected; and an engine output and a braking force imparted to said driving wheel are controlled on the basis of said detection, thereby restraining the slip of said driving wheel, said traction control method comprising the steps of: selecting a lower speed of lefthand and righthand driving wheel speeds as a control object speed, and comparing said control object speed with a threshold value preset in relation to vehicle speed to control the engine output thereby; and dividing a brake control period for driving wheels into an initial first control period and a subsequent second control period, wherein during said first control period, a brake control for the respective driving wheels is provided by comparing the respective driving wheel speeds with said threshold value; and during said second control period, said brake control is performed by comparing the respective driving wheel speeds with a reference speed greater by a predetermined value than said control object speed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A traction control method for motor vehicles, wherein a slip of a driving wheel which tends to occur when the motor vehicle starts, is detected; and an engine output and a braking force imparted to said driving wheel are controlled on the basis of said detection, thereby restraining the slip of said driving wheel, said traction control method comprising the steps of: selecting a lower speed of lefthand and righthand driving wheel speeds as a control object speed, and comparing said control object speed with a threshold value preset in relation to vehicle speed to control the engine output thereby; and dividing a brake control period for driving wheels into an initial first control period and a subsequent second control period, wherein during said first control period, a brake control for the respective driving wheels is provided by comparing the respective driving wheel speeds with said threshold value; and during said second control period, said brake control is performed by comparing the respective driving wheel speeds with a reference speed greater by a predetermined value than said control object speed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A traction control method according to claim 1, wherein a higher speed of lefthand and righthand nondriving wheel speeds is selected as a computed vehicle speed; and a speed greater by a predetermined value than the computed vehicle speed is set as said threshold value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A traction control method according to claim 2, wherein said threshold value is set up as a first threshold value, and a speed greater by a predetermined value than said first threshold value is set up as a second threshold value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A traction control method according to claim 3, wherein said second control period starts at a time point when said control object speed is less than said first threshold value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
180 words
A traction control method for motor vehicles, wherein a slip of a driving wheel which tends to occur when the motor vehicle accelerates, is detected; and an engine output and a braking force imparted to said driving wheel are controlled on the basis of said detection, thereby restraining the slip of said driving wheel, said traction control method comprising the steps of: selecting a lower speed of lefthand and righthand driving wheel speeds as a control object speed, and comparing said control object speed with a threshold value preset in relation to vehicle speed to control the engine output thereby; and dividing a brake control period for driving wheels into an initial first control period and a subsequent second control period, wherein during said first control period, a brake control for the respective driving wheels is provided by comparing the respective driving wheel speeds with said threshold value; and during said second control period, said brake control is performed by comparing the respective driving wheel speeds with a reference speed greater by a predetermined value than said control object speed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
180 words
A traction control method for motor vehicles, wherein a slip of a driving wheel which tends to occur when the motor vehicle accelerates, is detected; and an engine output and a braking force imparted to said driving wheel are controlled on the basis of said detection, thereby restraining the slip of said driving wheel, said traction control method comprising the steps of: selecting a lower speed of lefthand and righthand driving wheel speeds as a control object speed, and comparing said control object speed with a threshold value preset in relation to vehicle speed to control the engine output thereby; and dividing a brake control period for driving wheels into an initial first control period and a subsequent second control period, wherein during said first control period, a brake control for the respective driving wheels is provided by comparing the respective driving wheel speeds with said threshold value; and during said second control period, said brake control is performed by comparing the respective driving wheel speeds with a reference speed greater by a predetermined value than said control object speed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A traction control method according to claim 5, wherein a higher speed of lefthand and righthand non-driving wheel speeds is selected as a computed vehicle speed; and a speed greater by a predetermined value than the computed vehicle speed is set as said threshold value.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A traction control method according to claim 6, wherein said threshold value is set up as a first threshold value, and a speed greater by a predetermined value than said first threshold value is set up as a second threshold value.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A traction control method according to claim 7, wherein said second control period starts at a time point when said control object speed is less than said first threshold value.
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