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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2000
Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG, Frankfurt, DE;
Abstract
A system including a method for improving the driving performance of a vehicle when braking during cornering comprises the following steps: detecting cornering and the direction of cornering, determining the rolling characteristics of individual wheels, if necessary, influencing the braking pressure of the brake on one wheel or on several wheels according to the rolling characteristics of these wheels, checking the driving condition of the vehicle with respect to whether instability prevails, and modifying the braking pressure of at least one brake of a wheel when an instability is detected during a cornering maneuver extending for a time period that reaches a threshold time period. A device for improving the driving performance of a vehicle while braking during cornering comprises a detection device for detecting a cornering maneuver and the direction of cornering, a determining device for determining the rolling characteristics of individual wheels, an influencing device which optionally influences the braking pressure of the brake on one wheel, a checking device for checking the driving condition of the vehicle as to whether instability prevails, and a modifying device for modifying the braking pressure of at least one brake of a wheel when an instability is detected during cornering extending for a time period which reaches a threshold time period.