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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2016
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry, GB;
Anthony Satterthwaite, Coventry, GB;
Matthew Hancock, Coventry, GB;
Simon Hegarty, Coventry, GB;
Nicolas Godlewski, Coventry, GB;
Zahir Ismail, Coventry, GB;
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a controller () for a braking system for a vehicle (). The braking system has an independent generator () on respective front and rear axles (). The controller () comprises an input () arranged to monitor a vehicle condition and an operating condition of the generators (). The controller () also comprises a processing means () arranged to determine a brake force distribution range between the front and rear axles () based on the vehicle condition, and in response to a braking demand and the operating condition of the generators (), calculate a brake force distribution within the brake force distribution range. In addition, the controller () comprises an output () arranged to control the generators in accordance with the calculated brake force distribution.