US5556176A
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Method for controlling vehicle brake pressure as a function of the deviation of the actual slip of wheels relative to a desired slip
Assignee: Mercedes Benz Group AG
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Filing: 1995-05-30
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Granted: 1996-09-17
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Expires: 2015-05-30
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method for controlling vehicle brake pressure as a function of the deviation of the actual slip of wheels relative to a prescribed desired slip. The desired slip is determined from the wheel speeds in such a way that the cornering forces occurring between wheel and roadway given the specific desired slip values and the adhesion conditions occurring, ensure stable handling.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Bosch
- 👤 Karl-Eugen Laubacher
- 👤 Dieter Ammon
- 👤 Manfred Steiner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:56
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/172; B60T8/1755; B60T2250/00; B60T2250/04; B60T2270/00; B60T2270/30; B60T2270/313
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
Method for controlling brake pressure in a vehicle as a function of a deviation of actual slip of wheels of said vehicle relative to a desired slip, said method comprising the steps of: detecting wheel speeds of the vehicle wheels; determining vehicle speed based on detected wheel speeds; determining actual slip for each wheel of said vehicle based on the wheel speeds and the vehicle speed; determining a desired slip value for each wheel of said vehicle based on the vehicle speed and the detected wheel speed; and generating a brake pressure gradient at brake cylinders at each of said wheels, which brake pressure gradient is a function of a difference between the actual slip and the desired slip for each of said wheels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
Method for controlling brake pressure in a vehicle as a function of a deviation of actual slip of wheels of said vehicle relative to a desired slip, said method comprising the steps of: detecting wheel speeds of the vehicle wheels; determining vehicle speed based on detected wheel speeds; determining actual slip for each wheel of said vehicle based on the wheel speeds and the vehicle speed; determining a desired slip value for each wheel of said vehicle based on the vehicle speed and the detected wheel speed; and generating a brake pressure gradient at brake cylinders at each of said wheels, which brake pressure gradient is a function of a difference between the actual slip and the desired slip for each of said wheels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
Method according to claim 1 further comprising: determining a maximum possible desired slip for stable handling is determined; and limiting said desired slip value for each wheel of said vehicle to said maximum possible desired slip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
Method according to claim 1 wherein only detected wheel speeds of the vehicle wheels and variables derived therefrom are used to determine the desired slip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
Method according to claim 1 wherein a vehicle deceleration determined from the measured wheel speeds is used to determine the desired slip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
Method according to claim 1 wherein said step of determining the desired slip comprises a further step of determining a turning curvature of a path of said vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
Method according to claim 5 wherein the Ackerman condition is used to determine the turning curvature.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
Method according to claim 1 wherein said step of determining a desired slip comprises determining a desired wheel slip for each wheel based on the desired slip determined from system deviation of the actual slip and desired slip, in at least one preceding control cycle for each wheel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
Method according to claim 7 wherein the desired wheel slip is determined as a function of variance of the system deviation for a number of directly preceding control cycles.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
Method according to claim 7 wherein the ratio between the desired wheel slip and the desired slip is limited to a prescribed interval, in particular, to values between 0.8 and 1.2.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
Method according to claim 1 wherein brake pressure control is performed only if a braking process is occurring and if a triggering criterion is fulfilled.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 10 wherein said triggering criterion comprise limiting values for wheel slip.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
Method according to claim 1 wherein brake pressure control is performed independently for each of the wheels.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
Method according to claim 1 wherein variables of state, being lateral acceleration, longitudinal acceleration and turning curvature are determined.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
Method according claim 13 wherein the determined variables of state are transmitted to other control devices.
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