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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2008
Yoshiyuki Yasui, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroaki Aizawa, Anjo, JP;
Motoshi Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Advics Co., Ltd, Kariya, Aichi-Pref., JP;
Abstract
A brake control apparatus for a vehicle includes four wheel braking apparatuses, a first hydraulic pressure generating apparatus, a front-wheel hydraulic circuit connecting the hydraulic pressure generating apparatus to the two of the wheel braking apparatuses, a rear-wheel hydraulic circuit connecting the hydraulic pressure generating apparatus to the other two of the wheel braking apparatuses, a second hydraulic pressure generating apparatus generating an auxiliary pressure, a braking operation variable detecting means, a reference amount determining means for determining a reference amount of auxiliary hydraulic pressure, an obtaining means for obtaining at least one of state quantities indicating a load condition, a driving condition and slipperiness of wheel, a target amount determining means determining a target amount of auxiliary hydraulic pressure of each hydraulic circuit to be equal to or greater than the corresponding reference amount of auxiliary hydraulic pressure, and a pressure regulating means for regulating the auxiliary hydraulic pressure.