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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2018
Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Anthony Ohazulike, Valbonne, FR;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus are provided for determining brake wear of a vehicle. A brake wear estimation includes determining, for each of one or more time periods during which a vehicle brake is actuated, a speed of the vehicle at a start time of the respective time period and a speed change parameter indicative of a change of speed of the vehicle during the respective time period. The estimation additionally includes determining, for each of the one or more time periods, a respective brake wear parameter indicative of brake wear of one or more vehicle brakes during the respective time period based on the speed of the vehicle at the start time of the respective time period, the speed change parameter indicative of the change of speed of the vehicle during the respective time period, and the mass or weight of the vehicle.