This application provides a hydraulic adjustment unit, a brake system, an automobile, and a control method, to individually pressurize any brake pipe in a dual circuit brake pipe, to improve safety of a dual circuit brake system. This application is applicable to an intelligent car, a new energy car, a conventional car, or the like. In embodiments of this application, a second hydraulic chamber provides a braking force for a first group of brake wheel cylinders and through a first brake pipe provided with a first control valve, and provides a braking force for a second group of brake wheel cylinders and through a second brake pipe provided with a second control valve.

This application provides a hydraulic adjustment unit, a brake system, an automobile, and a control method, to individually pressurize any brake pipe in a dual circuit brake pipe, to improve safety of a dual circuit brake system. This application is applicable to an intelligent car, a new energy car, a conventional car, or the like. In embodiments of this application, a second hydraulic chamber provides a braking force for a first group of brake wheel cylinders and through a first brake pipe provided with a first control valve, and provides a braking force for a second group of brake wheel cylinders and through a second brake pipe provided with a second control valve.

A lead vehicle (1) in an adaptive cruise control system that non-mechanically connects a following vehicle (2) to the lead vehicle (1) sequentially and that causes the following vehicle (2) to follow its immediately preceding vehicle calculates vehicle velocity limit (V1.sub.max) for limiting a velocity of the lead vehicle (1) based on maximum allowable vehicle velocity (V2.sub.max) of the following vehicle (2), maximum allowable vehicle velocity (V2.sub.max) satisfying a turning performance of the following vehicle (2), and controls a brake apparatus and a drive apparatus such that the velocity of the lead vehicle (1) will not exceed vehicle velocity limit (V1.sub.max).

Aspects concern a method for controlling a braking of a vehicle. The method including detecting a braking situation, determining a classification of the braking situation, selecting a braking profile based on the determined classification, and applying a deceleration based on the selected braking profile to maintain a safety distance based on the selected braking profile.

Aspects concern a method for controlling a braking of a vehicle. The method including detecting a braking situation, determining a classification of the braking situation, selecting a braking profile based on the determined classification, and applying a deceleration based on the selected braking profile to maintain a safety distance based on the selected braking profile.

A parking brake apparatus is provided for a vehicle having components of a parking brake system. The parking brake apparatus comprises a parking brake controller arranged to (i) obtain a first signal indicative of whether a hill start assist system is installed on the vehicle, and (ii) provide one or more control signals to be applied to components of the parking brake system to apply parking brakes when the first signal is indicative of a hill start assist system installed on the vehicle is present and a second signal indicative of the hill start assist system being activated is received.

A parking brake apparatus is provided for a vehicle having components of a parking brake system. The parking brake apparatus comprises a parking brake controller arranged to (i) obtain a first signal indicative of whether a hill start assist system is installed on the vehicle, and (ii) provide one or more control signals to be applied to components of the parking brake system to apply parking brakes when the first signal is indicative of a hill start assist system installed on the vehicle is present and a second signal indicative of the hill start assist system being activated is received.

Methods and systems for calculating a plurality of aging factors in a system operating an engine. The calculated aging factors may include one or more of fuel injector drift, exhaust gas recirculation valve obstruction, and mass air flow sensor bias. Mass flow throughout the system, and pressures and temperatures within the system, are observed in an approach that relies on mass preservation concepts to estimate fuel injector drift, exhaust gas recirculation valve obstruction, and mass air flow sensor bias.

The present disclosure relates to a device for operating an automated parking brake with an actuator for a motor vehicle, wherein the device comprises at least: a central control unit and an application-specific integrated circuit, which application-specific integrated circuit represents an interface between the control unit and the actuator. According to the disclosure, the device is characterized in that the application-specific integrated circuit has a functionally not changeable part and a part that can be functionally changed by means of program code, wherein the functionally changeable part is designed to carry out a specified error check. The disclosure further relates to a method for operating such a device.

The present disclosure relates to a device for operating an automated parking brake with an actuator for a motor vehicle, wherein the device comprises at least: a central control unit and an application-specific integrated circuit, which application-specific integrated circuit represents an interface between the control unit and the actuator. According to the disclosure, the device is characterized in that the application-specific integrated circuit has a functionally not changeable part and a part that can be functionally changed by means of program code, wherein the functionally changeable part is designed to carry out a specified error check. The disclosure further relates to a method for operating such a device.