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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Wabco Europe Bvba, Brussels, BE;
Trw Automotive U.s. Llc, Livonia, MI (US);
Friedrich Tenbrock, Langenargen, DE;
Sven Gohl, Immenstaad, DE;
Christoph Schall, Weingarten, DE;
Dan Williams, Carmel, IN (US);
Stephan Kallenbach, Hannover, DE;
Klaus Plähn, Seelze, DE;
Thomas Dieckmann, Pattensen, DE;
Ralph-Carsten Lülfing, Garbsen, DE;
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
WABCO EUROPE BVBA, Brussels, BE;
TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a coefficient-of-friction, the method including braking a first wheel of a vehicle such that a slip between the first wheel and a roadway is less than a slip between a second wheel of the vehicle and the roadway, and determining a coefficient-of-friction between the first wheel and the roadway based on the behavior of the first wheel during the braking. The method optionally including hazard braking the vehicle.