Vehicles and methods of operating vehicles are disclosed herein. A vehicle includes a main frame, a work implement, and a control system. The work implement is supported by the main frame and configured to carry a payload in use of the vehicle. The control system is supported by the main frame and configured to control operation of the vehicle. The control system includes a payload measurement system configured to provide payload input indicative of a variable payload carried by the work implement in use of the vehicle and a controller coupled to the payload measurement system.

A vehicle behavior control device is equipped with an other vehicle detection unit that detects another vehicle, a collision prediction unit that predicts that the other vehicle will collide with a side surface of a user's own vehicle, a physical quantity determination unit that determines a physical quantity relationship between relative physical quantities of the other vehicle and the user's own vehicle, and a brake control unit that is capable of individually and independently controlling brakes corresponding to respective vehicle wheels and that causes a braking force of the brakes on a collision side and a braking force of the brakes on a non-collision side to differ from each other, in accordance with the physical quantity relationship determined by the physical quantity determination unit, in the case that a collision is predicted by the collision prediction unit.

A method for controlling vehicle braking of a wheel rotor having a brake pad associated therewith includes moving a piston into engagement with the brake pad by applying hydraulic pressure to the piston. The piston is locked in place against the brake pad with a parking brake. The hydraulic pressure is removed from the piston while the parking brake is locked.

A method is for controlling an ABS brake system. A trailer control pressure is transmittable via a trailer control valve to a trailer to trigger trailer wheel brakes as a function of the trailer control pressure. The trailer control pressure for implementing an emergency brake function or an auxiliary brake function is delivered as a function of a position of an operating element. The method includes: determining a position of the operating element; determining a trailer target pressure as a function of the position; generating and delivering a trailer control pressure corresponding to the trailer target pressure to the control valve; determining an actual towing vehicle deceleration; reading a minimum deceleration associated with the determined position; and triggering brakes of the towing vehicle when the actual deceleration falls below the minimum deceleration read, such that the trailer control pressure does not change and the actual towing vehicle deceleration increases.

A vehicle braking system (20) has a primary braking unit (22) with a first pressure generating unit (34) and a first reservoir (26). The vehicle braking system (20) further has a secondary braking unit (24) with a second pressure generating unit (52) and second reservoir (70). A method of operating the vehicle braking system (20) includes actuating the pressure generating unit (34) of the primary braking unit (22) thereby pressurizing a fluid at a wheel cylinder (30) to slow or stop the vehicle. The wheel cylinder (30) is depressurized in response to an electrical signal provided to an electronic control unit (100,102). The fluid is transferred from the wheel cylinder (30) to the second reservoir (70). The fluid path (PI) between the wheel cylinder (30) and the second reservoir (70) is shorter and has less fluid resistance than the fluid path (P2) between the wheel cylinder (30) and the first reservoir (26). The present invention further comprises two braking systems. The present inventions are intended for fast pressure depressurization at quick start or launch control.

A method for braking an electric vehicle in which a first axle of an electric vehicle is decelerated by an electric motor of the electric vehicle and/or by a friction brake system of the electric vehicle.

The invention provides a method of electrically powering an electromechanical braking actuator (1) fitted to an aircraft wheel brake, in which the power supply current (I) delivered to the electromechanical braking actuator is saturated to a saturation value (Isat) in order to limit the current consumed by the electromechanical braking actuator and thereby limit the forces developed by the actuator. The method includes the step of determining the saturation value (Isat) as a function of an internal temperature (T) of the electromechanical braking actuator while it is in operation.

An electronic parking brake control system and method for controlling a parking brake of a vehicle. The system includes an electronic parking brake variable switch configured to produce an application signal based on an amount or an amount of time the switch is pulled upward or pushed downward. The system also includes an indicator configured to indicate an amount of application of the parking brake based on the application signal. The system also includes an electronic brake unit coupled to the electronic parking brake variable switch. The electronic brake unit is configured to receive the application signal, and transmit a rear brake signal to a plurality of rear brake actuators to apply a plurality of rear brakes based on the application signal when a speed of the vehicle is below a threshold speed or the vehicle is in a low gear.

The present disclosure relates to an autonomous emergency braking system and a method. More specifically, the autonomous emergency braking system according to the present disclosure includes: a sensor that includes a gravity sensor detecting a force of gravity applied to a host vehicle and a vehicle-speed sensor detecting a vehicle speed of the host vehicle; an inclination determiner that determines an inclination of a road surface on which the host vehicle is traveling based on the vehicle speed of the host vehicle and the force of gravity; and a controller that adjusts an AEB warning time based on the determined inclination of the road surface.

A vehicle control system for controlling braking in a vehicle may include a braking system operably coupled to one or more wheels of the vehicle to provide brake inputs to the one or more wheels responsive to a torque request generated based on pedal position. The system may further include a pedal position sensor operably coupled to a brake pedal to determine the pedal position responsive to actuation of the brake pedal by a driver of the vehicle, a pedal feel simulator operably coupled to the brake pedal to provide tactile feedback to the driver via a pedal force applied to the brake pedal, an accelerometer for determining a rate of velocity reduction of the vehicle during the actuation of the brake pedal, and a feedback augmenter operably coupled to the pedal feel simulator to provide a pedal force offset to increase the pedal force provided to the brake pedal based on the rate of velocity reduction.