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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Eric M. Gamberg, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An anti-lock brake control system for a vehicle that increases the tire slip when the vehicle brake component(s) are at an excessive thermal load. The brake control system has an operator input for commanding vehicle braking, and brake actuators A- C for applying braking force to wheels A- D in response to the operator input. In addition, the brake control system includes a temperature sensor for sensing temperature of a brake related component, and wheel speed sensors for sensing rotational speed of the wheels. Further, the brake control system includes a controller for controlling the amount of braking by the brake actuators in accordance with a tire slip. The controller determines the amount of tire slip during braking and increases the amount of tire slip to transfer thermal load to the vehicle tires when the temperature is excessive.