An agricultural train assembly having a tractor and at least one implement coupled to the tractor through a tongue. The assembly has a tractor braking system that selectively applies tractor brakes, an implement braking system that selectively applies implement brakes, a controller that selectively applies the implement braking system, a sensor that communicates with the controller to identify a push force applied to the tongue, the push force being the amount of force applied by the at least one implement towards the tractor. Wherein, the controller communicates with the sensor to identify the push force and compares the push force to a push threshold and when the push force is greater than the push threshold, the controller instructs the implement braking system to apply a burst braking procedure.

A force-feedback brake pedal system for cooperative braking of an electric or hybrid vehicle having jointly a regenerative braking system and a frictional braking system includes a brake pedal which is pivotally mounted around a shaft or a bearing, an electronic circuitry which is in electrical communication with the regenerative braking system and the frictional braking system of the vehicle, an actuator for providing force feedback in accordance with the regenerative breaking and friction breaking of the vehicle, the actuator is in mechanical communication with the brake pedal. The force-feedback brake pedal system further includes a compliant element arranged between the brake pedal and the actuator, and a position sensor which, during operation, measuring the deflections of the compliant element and transmitting data to the electronic circuitry.

A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) that can perform more efficient regenerative braking and a method of regenerative braking control for the same are disclosed. The method of regenerative braking control includes determining a total braking amount when a braking request is generated in a HEV including a first motor connected to an engine, a second motor directly connected to an input side of a transmission, and an engine clutch having a first end connected to the first motor and a second end connected to the second motor. The method also includes charging a battery using regenerative braking of the first motor when the engine clutch has been engaged in consideration of at least the total braking amount and charge power by regenerative braking of the second motor is less than charge limit power of the battery.

An electric system of a vehicle including an electronically controlled braking system. The electric system has a steering angle sensor unit, at least one control module, at least one first inertia sensor and an electronic braking system central control unit EBS ECU. The at least one control module is external to the steering angle sensor unit. The at least one control module is also external to the EBS ECU. At least one of the at least one control module has mounted within it one of the at least one first inertia sensor.

A comfort brake control system and control method for a vehicle are disclosed. The vehicle has multiple optional comfort brake levels, and each comfort brake level includes one or more brake parameters corresponding to the comfort brake level. The comfort brake control system includes: a human-machine interaction interface, configured to provide an interface for modifying the one or more brake parameters and receive a modification to at least one of the one or more brake parameters; and a comfort brake module, configured to determine whether the modification satisfies a safety requirement, allow the modification when it is determined that the modification satisfies the safety requirement, and prohibit the modification when it is determined that the modification does not satisfy the safety requirement; wherein the comfort brake module is further configured to assess a comfort degree of vehicle braking after the modification if it is determined that the modification satisfies the safety requirement.

A comfort brake control system and a brake method for a vehicle is disclosed. The comfort brake control system includes: a human-machine interaction interface, configured to provide an interface of multiple optional comfort brake levels of the vehicle, and receive selection of one of the multiple comfort brake levels to switch a current comfort brake level of the vehicle, wherein each comfort brake level comprises a brake parameter corresponding to the comfort brake level, and the brake parameter comprises at least brake pressure and a brake pressure change rate of at least one brake cylinder of the vehicle; and a comfort brake module, configured to determine whether a current state of the vehicle meets a predetermined switching condition; and when it is determined that the switching condition is met, obtain a brake parameter corresponding to a selected comfort brake level, and transmit the obtained brake parameter to a brake system of the vehicle by using a vehicle bus of the vehicle.

Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a method for navigating a user vehicle may include acquiring, using at least one image capture device, a plurality of images of an area in a vicinity of the user vehicle; determining from the plurality of images a first lane constraint on a first side of the user vehicle and a second lane constraint on a second side of the user vehicle opposite to the first side of the user vehicle; enabling the user vehicle to pass a target vehicle if the target vehicle is determined to be in a lane different from the lane in which the user vehicle is traveling; and causing the user vehicle to abort the pass before completion of the pass, if the target vehicle is determined to be entering the lane in which the user vehicle is traveling.

Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a method for navigating a user vehicle may include acquiring, using at least one image capture device, a plurality of images of an area in a vicinity of the user vehicle; determining from the plurality of images a first lane constraint on a first side of the user vehicle and a second lane constraint on a second side of the user vehicle opposite to the first side of the user vehicle; enabling the user vehicle to pass a target vehicle if the target vehicle is determined to be in a lane different from the lane in which the user vehicle is traveling; and causing the user vehicle to abort the pass before completion of the pass, if the target vehicle is determined to be entering the lane in which the user vehicle is traveling.

A braking system for a motor vehicle comprises a first and second electrically controllable pressure source for providing a brake pressure for actuating the wheel brakes. An electrically controllable pressure modulation device sets brake pressures that are individual to each of the wheel brakes, said device having electrically actuatable inlet valves and outlet valves for each wheel brake. The second pressure source comprises a motor-pump unit and at least one low-pressure accumulator. The low-pressure accumulator is connected to an output connection of at least one outlet valve. A first and a second energy supply unit for the braking system are independent from one another. The first energy supply unit supplies the first pressure source with energy. The second energy supply unit supplies the second pressure source with energy. The pressure modulation device is supplied with energy by the first energy supply unit and by the second energy supply unit.

The invention i.a. relates to a load transfer arrangement (10) for a vehicle (12) including a chassis (14) with at least one braked axle (16), the arrangement (10) comprising: a non-driven load axle (18), and an air suspension assembly (20) including at least one air cushion (22) arranged between the chassis (14) and the non-driven load axle (18) in order to transfer load from the braked axle(s) (16) to the non-driven load axle (18), wherein the non-driven load axle (18) is unbraked, and wherein the arrangement (10) further comprises: an evacuation controller (24) configured to provide a pressure release trigger in response to a current or predicted braking event of the vehicle (12), and at least one evacuation valve (26) configured to, in response to receiving the pressure release trigger, evacuate pressure from the at least one air cushion (22) in order to remove load from the non-driven load axle (18) and increase load on the braked axle(s) (16).