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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshiyuki Yasui, Kariya, JP;
Takashi Yonekawa, Mishima, JP;
Akira Tanaka, Anjyo, JP;
Hideyuki Suzuki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Mamoru Sawada, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/60 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/60 ;
Abstract
A braking force control device, wherein wheel speed is detected and a slope of a braking force with respect to slip speed of the wheel is estimated on the basis of the detected wheel speed, a braking operation by which a brake pedal is depressed is detected and, on the basis of the detected braking operation conditions and estimated slope of the braking force, braking of the braking device to brake the wheels by a braking force generated in response to the braking operation by which the brake pedal is depressed is assisted.