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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2025
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
David B. Antanaitis, Northville, MI (US);
Samuel Steele, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Edward Thomas Heil, Howell, MI (US);
Christopher R. Wilson, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ryan R. Loveland, Rochester, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for initializing and actively adjusting brake force distribution (BFD) in a host vehicle includes sensors, actuators, and a controller that executes program code portions including a BFD application. The BFD application performs an off-line optimization of BFD, computes real-time wear of brake components, performs brake component wear checks, performs a mileage interval adjustment of BFD based on real-time wear of the brake components and the off-line optimization of the BFD, selectively engages an auto-trim mode of the BFD application, and selectively engages a manual trim mode of the BFD application. The BFD application adjusts the BFD of the host vehicle to automatically compensate for brake wear imbalances front-to-rear and side-to-side, thereby delaying brake service intervals, causing brake components to have a lengthened service life, and maintaining and improving host vehicle braking performance.