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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1992
Filed:
May. 21, 1990
Akira Fukushima, Kariya, JP;
Nobuhiko Makino, Anjo, JP;
Kiyoyuki Uchida, Susono, JP;
Hideo Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunori Sakai, Aichi, JP;
Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An anti-skid control system for use in a motor vehicle having wheels whose rotational speeds are sensed by wheel sensors. The anti-skid control system decides the condition of the road-surface, on which the motor vehicle is running, on the basis of signals from wheel sensors. A reference speed is further calculated on the basis of the sensed speeds of the wheels symmetrically provided at the rear-right and rear-left sides with respect to the advancing direction of the motor vehicle. That is a selected one of an average value of the speeds of the rear-right and rear-left wheels sensed by the wheel sensors and the maximum one of the sensed rear-right and rear-left wheel speeds is selected in accordance with the decided road-surface condition. The reference speed is calculated on the basis of the selected one. A control unit of the anti-skid control system performs slip control of the wheels in accordance with the calculated reference speed. With this arrangement, the anti-skid control system can improve the braking efficiency and controllability irrespective of turning of the motor vehicle.