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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2001
Yoshiyuki Yasui, Kariya, JP;
Kenji Asano, Toyota, JP;
Shoji Ito, Susono, JP;
Akira Tanaka, Anjyo, JP;
Hiroaki Yoshida, Mishima, JP;
Mamoru Sawada, Yokkaichi, JP;
Yuji Muragishi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Michio Ishiguro, Toyota, JP;
Tsugiharu Matsunaga, Aichi-ken, JP;
Eiichi Ono, Aichi-ken, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A braking force control device is provided in which wheel speeds of respective wheels of a vehicle are detected. On the basis of detected wheel speeds, a road surface &mgr; slope, which is a slope of a coefficient of friction &mgr; between a wheel and a road surface, is estimated for each wheel. On the basis of the road surface &mgr; slope estimated for each wheel, a braking force of each wheel is controlled such that the braking force of each wheel is adjusted.