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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jason Christopher Matthews, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Charles Edward Uptain, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Shane Larkin, Berkley, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for adjustment of maximum brake pump speed based on rate of change of target deceleration. An example vehicle includes a brake pump having a maximum pump speed. The example vehicle also includes a vehicle decelerator to determine a target deceleration for autonomous deceleration and send a signal to the brake pump to decelerate the vehicle at the target deceleration. The example vehicle also includes a maximum speed regulator to determine a rate of change of the target deceleration and adjust the maximum pump speed based on the rate of change.