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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Zf Active Safety Us Inc., Livonia, MI (US);
Inventor:
Wenbo Yu, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
ZF Active Safety US Inc., Livonia, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60T 13/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/221 (2013.01); B60T 13/745 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of detecting brake fade for a vehicle brake system having wheel brakes susceptible to brake fade, includes the steps of: (a) providing a brake system including wheel brakes; and (b) determining the presence of brake fade within the vehicle system utilizing adaptive references maps, and wherein the adaptive reference maps include storing vehicle deceleration data and brake system fluid volume at different pressure points in a histogram.