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Patent No.:

US 10065506 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 12, 2015

Hybrid brake control

Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;

Inventor:

Hiroshi Katsuta, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;

Attorney:

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jelani A Smith

Assistant Examiner:

Paul A Castro

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/10 (2006.01); B60T 8/176 (2006.01); B60T 1/10 (2006.01); B60T 7/04 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60T 7/22 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 20/14 (2016.01); B60L 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 7/26 (2006.01); B60L 11/12 (2006.01); B60L 11/14 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/0015 (2013.01); B60L 3/102 (2013.01); B60L 3/108 (2013.01); B60L 7/14 (2013.01); B60L 7/26 (2013.01); B60L 11/123 (2013.01); B60L 11/14 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60L 15/2009 (2013.01); B60T 1/10 (2013.01); B60T 7/042 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60T 7/22 (2013.01); B60T 8/176 (2013.01); B60W 20/14 (2016.01); B60W 30/18127 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2240/441 (2013.01); B60L 2240/443 (2013.01); B60L 2240/445 (2013.01); B60L 2240/461 (2013.01); B60L 2240/527 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60L 2240/549 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2250/24 (2013.01); B60L 2250/26 (2013.01); B60T 2201/022 (2013.01); B60T 2270/604 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6217 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7077 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7216 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7241 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7275 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle includes a friction brake, a regenerative brake, and an ECU. The ECU is configured to: (a) control a total braking force that is generated in the vehicle; (b) execute first brake control for controlling a braking force of the vehicle on the basis of the brake operation amount; (c) determine based on the brake operation amount whether the driver's brake operation is being carried out; (d) when the ECU determines that the driver's brake operation is not being carried out, execute second brake control for automatically controlling the braking force of the vehicle in response to a condition of the vehicle, other than the brake operation amount; and (e) when the second brake control is executed, reduce a proportion of a braking force of the regenerative brake within the total braking force as compared to when the first brake control is executed.

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