Continental Teves, Ag and Company Ohg

Nissan Motor Company Limited

Continental Automotive Technologies Gmbh

Jochen Zimmermann

Robert Grimm

Dieter Burkhard

Jochen Beuss

Michael Stein

Robert Schmidt

Takeshi Katayama

Christian Courth

Martin Baechle

Roland Caspari

Jochen Müller

Klaus Schiffner

Mirco Loos

Joachim Borneis

A method for reducing jolt moments during a deceleration of a vehicle by a braking system, the braking system having at least one electrically actuatable pressure supply device, hydraulic wheel brakes and a valve device. The valve device is designed to apply a pressure provided by the pressure supply device to a selectable subset of the wheel brakes. The method includes: determining a braking requirement, determining a vehicle speed, checking whether the vehicle speed is below a defined threshold value, and if the vehicle speed is below the threshold value, selecting the subset of wheel brakes and applying a pressure provided by the pressure supply device to only the subset of wheel brakes, the pressure being determined according to the selected subset of wheel brakes.

Method and control apparatus for avoiding jolt moments during a deceleration of a vehicle

A brake system for a motor vehicle with at least four hydraulically activated wheel brakes, including for each of the wheel brakes an electrically activated first wheel valve which is designed to be open when de-energized and an electrically activated second wheel valve which is designed to be closed when de-energized, a first electrically activated pressure source, which is connected to the first wheel valves via a first brake supply line, a second electrically activated pressure source, and a pressure medium reservoir vessel which is, in particular, at atmospheric pressure, wherein the second electrically activated pressure source is connected to the second wheel valves via a second brake supply line, and a method for operating said brake system.

Brake system and method for operating a brake system of this kind

A brake system for a motor vehicle with at least four hydraulically activated wheel brakes. Each of the wheel brakes has a first electrically activated wheel valve which is open when de-energized and a second electrically activated wheel valve which is closed when de-energized, a first electrically activated pressure source, connected to the first wheel valves via a first brake supply line. Arranged in the first brake supply line is an electrically activated circuit isolating valve by which two of the first wheel valves can be hydraulically disconnected from the first pressure source, a second electrically activated pressure source, and a pressure medium reservoir vessel at atmospheric pressure. The circuit isolating valve is designed to be open when de-energized, and the second electrically activated pressure source is connected to the second wheel valves via a second brake supply line. A method for operating the brake system is also disclosed.

Brake system and method for operating such a brake system

A brake system and method for a motor vehicle with at least four hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, includes a first electrically controllable pressure source separably connects a first brake circuit supply line via a first isolating valve, a second electrically controllable pressure source separably connects a second brake circuit supply line via a second isolating valve, at least four electrically actuatable inlet valves, each assigned to one of the wheel brakes, the first and second brake circuit supply lines are each connected to two inlet valves, an electrically actuatable outlet valve per brake, an electrically actuatable circuit separation device, by which the first and the second brake circuit supply line are hydraulically separated and connected. First and second electronic devices actuate the first and second pressure sources, respectively. The first isolating valve actuates the second electronic device and the second isolating valve actuates the first electronic device.

Braking system for a motor vehicle and method for operating said braking system

A brake system for a motor vehicle having hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes. Each wheel an electrically actuatable inlet valve and electrically actuatable outlet valve for setting wheel-specific brake pressures. A first electrically controllable pressure provision device is connected to a brake supply line to which the wheel brakes are connected. A second electrically controllable pressure provision device is connected to the brake supply line. A first electrical device activates the first pressure provision device. A second electrical device activates the second pressure provision device. Electrically independent first and second electrical partitions are provided. The first pressure provision device and the first electrical device are assigned to the first electrical partition and the second pressure provision device, the second electrical device and the inlet and outlet valves are assigned to the second electrical partition. The inlet and outlet valves are activated by the second electrical device.

Brake system for a motor vehicle and two methods for operating the brake system

A motor vehicle brake system having at least four hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, including an electrically actuatable inlet valve for each wheel brake. A master brake cylinder actuable by a brake pedal is separably hydraulically connected via an isolation valve to a brake supply line to which the inlet valves are connected, and an electrically controllable pressure-providing device having a pressure space hydraulically connected to the brake supply line. An electrically actuatable circuit isolation valve inline with the brake supply line. With the circuit isolation valve closed the brake supply line is hydraulically separated into first and second line sections. The first line section connected to two of the inlet valves, and the second line section connected to the remaining inlet valves. The pressure space is hydraulically connected to the second line section. The circuit isolation valve is normally open, wherein the pressure chamber of the master brake cylinder is connected to the first line section via the isolation valve.

Brake system for motor vehicles and method for operating a brake system

Method for determining a model upstream pressure (P) using a mathematical model in a motor vehicle brake system. An electrically controllable hydraulic valve () control brake pressure on a wheel brake. Wheel sensors () provide a vehicle speed signal. From the vehicle speed signal (v) generating at least a first low pass filtered vehicle speed signal (V, V, V) for using with a first limit frequency (f, f, f), from whose time profile the point in time (t) of a significant decrease is detected, used for determining a time duration (Timer) starting with deceleration of the vehicle, which ends at the onset of regulation of the braking process. For the classification of the actuation speed of the brake pedal () the time duration (Timer) is compared with one or more threshold values (SW, SW). Depending on the comparison, determining a model upstream pressure (P) using the mathematical model.

Method for determining a model upstream pressure by means of a mathematical model in an electronically regulated motor vehicle brake system

A correction method in which characteristic curves and/or correction values are produced, by way of which the drive current for one or more electrically activated hydraulic values operated in an analog fashion is measured during a pressure regulation in such a way that, during the operation of an anti-lock regulation, one or a respective characteristic curve is first prescribed and then the prescribed characteristic curve is corrected, particularly in a learning process, wherein, after a pressure build-up phase, the current pressure model value (Pmod) is compared to and/or analyzed using a model locking pressure level (Pmax).

Correction method for the correction of characteristic curves for analogized hydraulic valves in motor vehicle braking systems

A method and system for measuring pressure in a pressure regulation unit of a motor vehicle braking system, without using pressure sensors and having a motor pump unit with an electric motor and a hydraulic pump. The steps include producing a relative motor characteristic diagram for a series of the units. The diagram includes the data of motor-rotational-speed-dependent parameters, intensity of the motor actuation, and parameters relating to the level of the motor load. Further steps include; determining individual motor characteristic variables, determining a current rotational-speed-dependent parameter of an individual motor during the operation of the pump, and calculating a pressure which is characteristic of the braking system, by means of the diagram parameter of the individual motor and the value of the current motor actuation which determines the intensity of the motor actuation, wherein the individual motor characteristic variables are taken into account.

Method for measuring pressure in a pressure regulation unit of a motor vehicle braking system, and a motor vehicle braking system in which the method is implemented

A method shall render it possible that an especially favorable pilot control can be achieved with an electrically controllable hydraulic valve (), in particular an analog/digital inlet valve of a friction brake of a motor vehicle brake system. To this end, an actuating current is applied to the hydraulic valve (), which is determined by linking an available opening current characteristic curve (I(&#x394;P)) of the hydraulic valve () to a correction value (i), with the correction value (i) being predetermined depending on a number of parameters that are characteristic of the hydraulic valve ().

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