Brake system control

• Main Authors: BUSSHARDT, JOACHIM, CHIN, YUEN KWOK, CHEN, HSIEN HENG, AUGUSTUS, ROWLAND CURL, HAC, ALEKSANDER BOGUSLAW, SIDLOSKY, DAVID MICHAEL, BARTA, DAVID JOHN, LIN, WILLIAM CHIN-WOEI, GHONEIM, YOUSSEF AHMED, HOYING, JOHN FRANCIS, O'CONNELL, SEAN PADRAIG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 12.05.1999
• 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

A brake system control for use in a vehicle with a body, comprising the steps of: determining a first error between an actual yaw rate of the vehicle and a desired yaw rate of the vehicle (134); determining a second error between an estimated slip angle of the vehicle and a desired slip angle of the vehicle (135); determining a yaw rate command responsive to the first error (138); determining a slip angle command responsive to the second error (142); summing the yaw rate command and the slip angle command (146); and applying the yaw rate command and the slip angle command to at least one vehicle brake actuator to impart a yaw moment on the vehicle body, wherein the yaw rate command reduces the first error and the slip angle command reduces the second error (154, 132).