An electronic braking system including a prime mover speed sensor structured to sense a prime mover speed, a vehicle speed sensor structured to sense a vehicle speed, one or more processing circuits comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine an overspeed condition based on the prime mover speed and the vehicle speed, generate a tuned overspeed value based on the overspeed condition, and generate a braking command based on the tuned overspeed value.

A vehicle brake system including: a pressurizing motor that is connected to a brake pedal and configured to increase a braking force that is generated; and a processor. The processor is configured with a program to perform operations including: operation as an information acquisition part to obtain information on whether a shift position of an automatic transmission is in a non-driving mode and information on operation on the brake pedal; and operation as a braking force controller to perform, when a predetermined retention condition is met, control of braking force so that a stationary state of a host vehicle is maintained. When the predetermined retention condition is met and the shift position is in the non-driving mode, the braking force controller is configured to perform control to increase the braking force that is generated using the pressurizing motor once the brake pedal is in a non-operated state.

In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, an autonomous system is provided that includes: a tow vehicle, a trailer, and a control system. The tow vehicle has a vehicle battery. The trailer is coupled to the tow vehicle, and has a trailer battery. The control system includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor is configured to at least facilitate measuring a state of charge of the trailer battery. The processor is coupled to the sensor, and is configured to at least facilitate selectively providing current from the tow vehicle to the trailer based on the state of charge of the trailer battery.

A brake system for a combination vehicle in which a plurality of vehicles are coupled in a line, including: a plurality of brake devices respectively provided for the plurality of vehicles; and a controller configured to control the plurality of brake devices, wherein the controller is configured to control a braking force applied to each of the plurality of vehicles based on a loaded weight or a weight of each of the plurality of vehicles.

The invention relates to a method for operating a control device for a braking system of a motor vehicle, wherein the control device receives a braking request from a driver assistance system and determines a target value of a braking operation parameter of the braking system and determines an ideal temporal process for the braking operation parameter, which gradually leads to the target value, complying with a predetermined jerk criterion, and a determines a control fault of an actual value of the braking operation parameter in relation to the ideal process and determines a request value for a controller of a brake pressure pump of the braking system from the control fault on the basis of a controller unit. According to the invention, the control device determines a maximum achievable temporal gradient of the braking operation parameter by means of the brake pressure pump and examines whether the gradient fulfills a freezing criterion and, in the case of the freezing criterion being fulfilled, limits at least one control operation parameter of the controller unit and/or a gradient of the brake request.

The present invention relates to a control unit for controlling a chassis system between at least a ground contact point and a frame of a vehicle, the chassis system comprising a leaf spring and a chassis arrangement, said chassis arrangement is adapted to receive a chassis condition input signal and to control a chassis condition of said chassis arrangement in response to said chassis condition input signal, said chassis system further comprising a strain gauge adapted to issue a strain gauge output signal indicative of a strain in said leaf spring, wherein said control unit is adapted to receive said strain gauge output signal and to issue said chassis condition input signal to said chassis arrangement on the basis of said strain gauge output signal. The invention also relates to a method, a chassis system, and a vehicle.

A braking force controller causes a first actuator unit to generate a target jerk when the target jerk is equal to or larger than a first jerk, causes the first actuator unit to generate the first jerk and a second actuator unit to generate a jerk obtained by subtracting the first jerk from the target jerk as an additional jerk when the target jerk is smaller than the first jerk and equal to or larger than the sum of the first jerk and a second jerk, and causes the first actuator unit to generate the first jerk and the second actuator unit to generate the second jerk as the additional jerk when the target jerk is smaller than the sum of the first jerk and the second jerk.

A method for warning sufficiency of a parking braking force may include operating a parking pedal or parking lever mounted on a vehicle; confirming a brake state of the vehicle; measuring a slope of the place where the vehicle is located; calculating an actual parking braking force of the vehicle and a required parking braking force of the vehicle; and determining whether the actual parking braking force is smaller than the required parking braking force.

An electro-pneumatic brake system for an automotive vehicle comprising brake actuators each with a service brake chamber and a park brake chamber, a service brake system forming a pneumatic main deceleration system and comprising service brake lines configured to supply air pressure to the service brake chamber of the brake actuators, a park brake system forming a pneumatic immobilization system and a backup pneumatic deceleration system, and comprising park brake lines configured to supply air pressure to the park brake chamber of the brake actuators, wherein the park brake system comprises a pressure controller device configured to perform a wheel anti-locking function under a condition of the park brake system being used as a backup deceleration system, the pressure controller device being configured to control the air pressure supply in the park brake lines.

A brake system for a motor vehicle having hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes. Each wheel an electrically actuatable inlet valve and electrically actuatable outlet valve for setting wheel-specific brake pressures. A first electrically controllable pressure provision device is connected to a brake supply line to which the wheel brakes are connected. A second electrically controllable pressure provision device is connected to the brake supply line. A first electrical device activates the first pressure provision device. A second electrical device activates the second pressure provision device. Electrically independent first and second electrical partitions are provided. The first pressure provision device and the first electrical device are assigned to the first electrical partition and the second pressure provision device, the second electrical device and the inlet and outlet valves are assigned to the second electrical partition. The inlet and outlet valves are activated by the second electrical device.