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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2007
Yoshihisa Yamada, Suntoh-gun, JP;
Yasushi Kobayashi, Toyota, JP;
Tatsushi Takasu, Toyota, JP;
Kota Shimoga, Suita, JP;
Yoshihisa Yamada, Suntoh-gun, JP;
Yasushi Kobayashi, Toyota, JP;
Tatsushi Takasu, Toyota, JP;
Kota Shimoga, Suita, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A brake control device that controls braking forces applied to wheels to stabilize the behavior of a vehicle turning a corner, and includes a turning condition detection unit detecting a turning condition of the vehicle; a braking amount setting unit setting braking amounts for the respective wheels based on the turning condition detected by the turning condition detection unit; a brake control unit applying braking forces to the wheels according to the braking amounts set by the braking amount setting unit; and a road surface friction coefficient estimation unit estimating a road surface friction coefficient of the road on which the vehicle is running. The braking amount setting unit changes upper limits of the braking amounts for the respective wheels according to the road surface friction coefficient when the vehicle is in a center differential lock mode or a direct four-wheel drive mode.