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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Akihiro Itoh, Atsugi, JP;
Hidetoshi Suzuki, Ebina, JP;
Inventors:
Akihiro Itoh, Atsugi, JP;
Hidetoshi Suzuki, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle braking apparatus is provided with a brake operating element that is operated by a driver, and an actuator that generates a braking force in accordance with a braking operation of the brake operating element. A controller is operatively arranged to control the actuator such that an increase in a rate of change of the braking force with respect to the braking operation by the driver is suppressed upon determining that vehicle cabin background noise is equal to or below a prescribed threshold value.