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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2005
Hiroshi Tsunehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Tsunehara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
In braking force control method for an automotive vehicle and braking force control apparatus therefor, contribution degrees of both of a stroke quantity of a brake input device and a master cylinder pressure developed in a master cylinder are set in accordance with at least one of the stroke quantity of the brake input device and the master cylinder pressure and the contribution degree of the master cylinder pressure on a calculation of a target braking force is set to become larger when an abrupt brake operation by a vehicle driver is detected (a control flag F is set to '1') than the contribution degree of the master cylinder pressure when no abrupt brake operation by the vehicle driver is detected (control flag F is reset to '0').