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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1992
Kenji Shirai, Mishima, JP;
Sumio Katsuno, Gotenba, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An electrically controlled brake system including a brake operating member, a first detector for detecting an operating amount of the brake operating member, a braking device braking a wheel of a vehicle, a second detector for detecting an actual braking effect provided by the braking device, and a controller for controlling the braking device. The second detector detects the actual braking effect in the form of a positive value when the vehicle is running in one of a forward and a backward direction, and in the form of a negative value when the vehicle is running in the other of the forward and backward directions. The controller determines a positive value as a target braking effect based on the detected operating amount of the brake operating member, and controls the braking device such that an absolute value of the detected actual braking effect coincides with the positive value of the determined target braking effect.