A brake system for an articulated vehicle is disclosed. The brake system includes a brake assembly coupled to a traction device, the brake assembly being configured to apply a brake-assembly pressure based on one of a hydro-mechanical pressure signal and an electro-mechanical pressure signal. A blocking valve is configured to block the hydro-mechanical pressure signal when closed. A brake controller, is configured to transmit an isolation signal configured to close the blocking valve and transmit an ABS control signal that is based on a commanded ABS brake pressure.

A method for controlling the braking operation of a motor vehicle including at least one electric drive machine, which is switchable into a generator mode effectuating a deceleration of the motor vehicle, as well as a friction braking device having multiple friction brakes, each assigned to a wheel, having brake elements, which are movable toward a brake disc via an actuator. A first braking is performed using the drive machine switched into the generator mode until a first threshold value of the regenerative power or deceleration is reached, after which additionally required braking power is provided by the friction braking device, which is also actuated upon reaching the threshold value.

A system for predicting a negative pressure of a brake booster of a vehicle includes: a driving information detector configured to detect driving information according to driving of the vehicle; and a controller configured to calculate a negative pressure of an intake manifold based on a pressure of the intake manifold and an atmospheric pressure that is the driving information and including a booster negative pressure predictor configured to predict the negative pressure of the brake booster by integrating over time a change rate according to a charging rate and a discharging rate of the negative pressure calculated using a previous negative pressure of the brake booster calculated in a previous cycle according to a logic for predicting the negative pressure of the brake booster and the negative pressure of the intake manifold and a brake pedal force of a current cycle.

A system for predicting a negative pressure of a brake booster of a vehicle includes: a driving information detector detecting driving information related to driving of the vehicle; and a controller determining a negative pressure of an intake manifold based on a pressure of the intake manifold and an atmospheric pressure which is the driving information and including a booster negative pressure predictor predicting the negative pressure of the brake booster by integrating over time a change rate according to a charging rate and a discharging rate of the negative pressure determined using a negative pressure of the brake booster determined in a previous cycle according to a logic for predicting the negative pressure of the brake booster and the negative pressure of the intake manifold of a current cycle and an imitated brake pedal force signal of the current cycle imitating an acceleration of the vehicle.

A park brake system for adjusting a tension in a brake cable that is coupled to a park brake. The park brake system can include a driver that is communicatively coupled to a microcontroller, and an actuator that is rotatably displaceable by operation of the driver. An equalizer assembly can be linearly displaced along the rotating actuator to adjust a tension in the brake cable. The microcontroller can monitor a current being drawn by the driver as the driver is operated, and generate instructions to cease operation of the driver upon the current reaching a predetermined current threshold that corresponds a maximum force that is to be applied by the park brake. The microcontroller can also, when the park brake is being released from a set position, count pulses outputted by an encoder in connection with determining whether the park brake has reached a running clearance position.

An electronic parking brake system that generates a clamping force required for parking of trailer-mounted towing vehicles includes an electronic parking brake provided on at least one of front and rear wheels of the towing vehicle; and a controller configured to receive a front wheel speed, a rear wheel speed, and a longitudinal acceleration of the towing vehicle, determine whether or not the trailer is mounted based on changes in the received front wheel speed, rear wheel speed, and longitudinal acceleration when the towing vehicle passes a speed bump, and determine the clamping force required for parking according to whether or not the trailer is mounted when parking is operated, and control the electronic parking brake to generate the determined clamping force.

A method for specifying switching parameters of a solenoid control valve in a braking system of a vehicle includes stipulating a test vehicle acceleration and ascertaining at least two test pulse sequences. The test pulse sequences are each ascertained on the basis of the stipulated test vehicle acceleration and on the basis of switching parameter default values for the respective solenoid control valve, and the test pulse sequences have actuation pulses and adjoining nonactuation pulses. During an actuation pulse an activation of the respective solenoid control valve and during a nonactuation pulse a deactivation of the respective solenoid control valve takes place. The method further includes actuating the respective solenoid control valve using the at least two test pulse sequences in order to cause at least two test braking operations, wherein the respective test pulse sequence causes an alteration of a braking pressure at a service brake.

A vehicle control system comprising an electronic processor, the processor comprising an input port for receiving data from a loading apparatus concerning at least one of the weight, dimensions, volume, or location of a load placed or to be placed by the loading equipment into or onto an associated vehicle in which the vehicle control system is fitted, and is programmed to use the data received from the loading apparatus to make control adjustments such that the associated vehicle maintains stability.

The disclosure relates to a method for operating a braking assembly of a motor vehicle, in which a first hydraulic braking system is operated as a function of a target deceleration. A second electromechanical braking system can be activated for decelerating the motor vehicle. It is proposed that a braking force of the second braking system is dependent on an actual deceleration.

A motor vehicle brake system is specified. The brake system comprises a driving dynamics regulation system, which is designed to carry out a wheel-specific regulating intervention on each of a plurality of vehicle wheels, and an electrically controllable actuator, which is designed to generate or boost a service brake force. The brake system further comprises a control, which is designed, in the event of an identified loss of function of the driving dynamics regulation system, to select one of at least two vehicle wheels on which a regulating intervention by the driving dynamics regulation system would be required and to electrically control the actuator on the basis of a regulating intervention determined for the selected vehicle wheel.