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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Vincent Bond, III, Inkster, MI (US);
Gerald H Engelman, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jonas Ekmark, Gothenburg, SE;
Jonas L. Z. Jansson, Gothenburg, SE;
M. Nabeel Tarabishy, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Levasseur Tellis, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 1/300 ;
Abstract
An enhanced emergency brake assist system includes an accelerator pedal operated by the driver coupled to a braking system and used to control the overall vehicle speed. When a forward detection apparatus detects an imminent contact, the braking system automatically applies braking force to the vehicle after the driver fully releases the accelerator pedal. The braking force may be reduced when the driver or passenger are unbuckled.