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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Simon Michael Dunning, Leamington Spa, GB;
Paul Antony Fawkes, Coventry, GB;
Assignee:
Land Rover, Lighthorne, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/26 ; B60T 8/62 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/26 ; B60T 8/62 ;
Abstract
In a vehicle braking system with electronic brake distribution the threshold level of slip of the rear wheels is increased when the front brake temperature is estimated to have increased to a level where brake fade will occur. This allows more braking torque to be applied to the rear wheels to counteract the brake fade at the front wheels. This increase in threshold slip is, however, overridden if the vehicle is cornering, as detected by a lateral accelerometer or a wheel speed difference across the vehicle, to avoid a reduction in vehicle stability during cornering.