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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2009
Jonathan Leslie Christopher Jackson, Herefordshire, GB;
Brendan Joseph Wilde, South Gloucestershire, GB;
Martin Pors Taylor, Torfaen, GB;
Ralf Leiter, Mendig, DE;
Jonathan Leslie Christopher Jackson, Herefordshire, GB;
Brendan Joseph Wilde, South Gloucestershire, GB;
Martin Pors Taylor, Torfaen, GB;
Ralf Leiter, Mendig, DE;
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited, Cwmbran, Gwent, GB;
Abstract
A system configured to estimate a change in temperature of a brake component of a vehicle brake during a braking operation. The system includes a weight estimation module for estimating a weight of a vehicle to which a brake is fitted, a volume estimation module for estimating a volume of a brake component, a temperature model module for calculating a change in temperature during brake application based on a relationship between the weight of the vehicle as estimated by the weight estimation module, the volume of the brake component as estimated by the volume estimation module, the deceleration of the vehicle, and further constants of the vehicle and/or the brake.