US5195808A
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Method and system for non-locking and non-skidding braking/traction of a vehicle wheel
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-04-07
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Granted: 1993-03-23
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Expires: 2009-04-07
Abstract
Abstract Systems and methods are described for achieving optimum braking/traction for a vehicle wheel (1), based upon measurement of road normal and road parallel force on the wheel axis (3). The measuring signals are continuously recorded in an electronic control unit (6) which undertakes running calculations for the friction coefficient of the wheel (1) against the ground (2), as well as the variation of the coefficient. The braking force, possibly the traction force is then altered in a continuous manner on the basis of the values of the friction coefficient and the variation thereof, in such a direction that optimum slip for the prevailing conditions is set rapidly, whereby optimum braking or traction is achieved.
Inventors
- 👤 Oddvard Johnsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:55
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/32; B60T8/34; B60T8/17; B60T8/175; B60T8/176; B60T8/1761; B60T8/17616; B60T8/48; B60T8/4809; B60T8/52; B64; B64C; B64C25/00; B64C25/32; B64C25/42; B64C25/44; B64C25/46; B60T2270/00; B60T2270/20; B60T2270/208; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S188/00; Y10S188/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A braking and traction system for a wheeled vehicle, comprising driver's operating devices, force-transmitting means, (8), an electronic control unit (6), controllable motor organs (10) as well as braking exercising means (9) attached to the vehicle wheels (1), characterized in that said system comprises at least one force measuring device (4, 5) attached to an axle of at least one of the vehicle wheels (3) for measuring forces on said axle including a road normal force normal to a surface on which the vehicle is to travel and a road parallel force parallel to said surface, a signal connection from the measuring device to the electronic control unit (6), and that said electronic control unit (6) has means for controlling the braking and traction power in accordance with results of continuous calculations of friction coefficient between said wheel (1) and said surface (2), as well as variations of said coefficient, on the basis of continuously incoming measurement signals from the force measuring device (4,5) in an up or down direction to obtain a maximum instantaneous friction coefficient, and for selecting delivery of traction or braking power to said wheel depending on the direction of the road parallel force.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A braking and traction system for a wheeled vehicle, comprising driver's operating devices, force-transmitting means, (8), an electronic control unit (6), controllable motor organs (10) as well as braking exercising means (9) attached to the vehicle wheels (1), characterized in that said system comprises at least one force measuring device (4, 5) attached to an axle of at least one of the vehicle wheels (3) for measuring forces on said axle including a road normal force normal to a surface on which the vehicle is to travel and a road parallel force parallel to said surface, a signal connection from the measuring device to the electronic control unit (6), and that said electronic control unit (6) has means for controlling the braking and traction power in accordance with results of continuous calculations of friction coefficient between said wheel (1) and said surface (2), as well as variations of said coefficient, on the basis of continuously incoming measurement signals from the force measuring device (4,5) in an up or down direction to obtain a maximum instantaneous friction coefficient, and for selecting delivery of traction or braking power to said wheel depending on the direction of the road parallel force.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
Braking and traction system in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that said force measuring device comprises a tilt-action measuring device for measuring both the road normal force and the road parallel force simultaneously in the form of the resultant of said forces, the electronic control unit (6) having means for decomposing said resultant in accordance with angular relations of said force measuring device to said surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
Braking and traction system in accordance with claim 2 including an angular sensor for measuring said angular relations and delivering an angular measurement signal to the electronic control unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
Braking and traction system in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that separate force measuring devices (4, 5) are provided for measuring the road parallel and road normal forces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
Braking and traction system in accordance with claim 4 wherein said separate force measuring devices are aligned to operate directly in the directions of said forces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
Braking and traction system in accordance with claim 4 wherein said separate force measuring devices are tilted in relation to the directions of said forces.
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