Determining sensitivity of motor vehicle automatic braking process

• Main Authors: ECKL, ALBRECHT., 70329 STUTTGART, DE, KLARER, MARTIN., 71394 KERNEN, DE, KNOFF, BERND., 73734 ESSLINGEN, DE, BRUGGER, FRANZ., 71364 WINNENDEN, DE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 06.07.1995
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

The automatic braking process is triggered when a threshold level for the rate of actuation of the braking pedal is exceeded. During the braking process a brake pressure higher than that corresp. to the position of the brake pedal is generated and the braking process is terminated when a termination criterion is fulfilled. During a time interval after fulfilment of the termination criterion the triggering threshold level is reduced by a factor. The reduction of the triggering threshold level may only be performed if the termination criterion is fulfilled within a defined period after the triggering criterion is fulfilled.