Provided is an electronic parking brake system including: an electronic parking brake configured to provide a clamping force required for parking a vehicle by a motor; and a controller electrically connected to the motor, wherein the controller is configured to, in response to the electronic parking brake being in a parking release state or in a parking stop state and a transmission position being in a P-stage, identify whether a rollback occurs in the vehicle, and upon determining that a rollback has occurred in the vehicle, operate the electronic parking brake to park the vehicle.

A stability control system of a vehicle utilizing an electronic control unit that detects a yaw condition while each of the wheel brakes are actuated by EBCM and the wheel speeds are zero. An electronic control unit includes an electronic braking control module that controls actuation and de-actuation of vehicle brakes on an inclined surface. A yaw condition is identified while all vehicle brakes are actuated on the inclined surface and each wheel speed is zero. The electronic control unit identifies which uphill wheel is leading a direction of the yaw and identifies a wheel of an opposing axle diagonal to the identified uphill wheel. The electronic control unit in cooperation with the electronic braking control module de-actuates the vehicle brakes of the identified uphill wheel and diagonal wheel to increase a side friction to the identified diagonal wheels to reduce further yawing of the vehicle.

A method of determining “true” standstill in a vehicle. The method includes detecting an object outside of the vehicle via a camera, saving first data on the detected object in a memory, detecting the same object after a delay, saving, after the delay, second data on the detected object in a memory, analyzing, by a controller, the first and second data, and determining “true” standstill has occurred based on the analysis.

Controller and control method for improving operability at a time when a brake force that is retained in hill-hold control is reduced. A control section for executing the hill-hold control that retains the brake force on an inclined road surface is provided. The control section cancels retention of the brake force in the case where it is determined on the basis of a detection signal of a first detection mechanism that a first operation section for operating a brake mechanism is operated when the brake force is retained in the hill-hold control.

This invention relates to off-road work machines and to controlling the brakes of an off-road work machine and particularly to an arrangement and a method for controlling the working brakes of a hydraulic or electric work machine. It is characteristic of a method according to the invention for controlling the brakes, preferably the working brakes, of a hydraulic or electric work machine (10), (50), in which the hydraulic or electric work machine (10), (50) comprises one or more frame parts (11), (12), (51), (52) and a moving means (13), (53) that the method comprises the steps of: detecting (31), (41) a driver's control action for starting the motion of the hydraulic or electric work machine (10), (50), keeping (32), (42) the brakes of the hydraulic or electric work machine (10), (50) applied and releasing (35), (45) the brakes of the hydraulic or electric work machine (10), (50) when said measured (33), (43) torque value exceeds a predetermined calculatory torque value.

A method for holding a two-track motor vehicle is provided, wherein the motor vehicle has at least one electric drive machine and wherein each of four wheels of the motor vehicle can be held via a service brake. In an initial situation when the motor vehicle is at a standstill, the motor vehicle is held by virtue of a motor torque of the electric drive machine being applied to at least two wheels of the motor vehicle. In a manner dependent on a situation and/or gradient, the motor torque that holds the at least two wheels of the motor vehicle is reduced at one wheel. After the motor torque at the one wheel is reduced, the service brake at the wheel is activated. After the service brake at the one wheel is activated, the motor torque at a further wheel of the vehicle is reduced. After the motor torque at the further wheel of the vehicle is reduced, the service brake at the further wheel is activated.

A driving assistance system for a work vehicle may comprise a service brake configured to decelerate the work vehicle upon actuation of the service brake, a parking brake and a transmission including a clutch. A controller may be configured to disengage the clutch when the work vehicle speed is less than a speed threshold and when the service brake is actuated, whereby the work vehicle is brought to a stop.

Systems and methods are provided for variable actuation and release of a vehicle's brake hold mechanism/function. A brake hold device may be implemented as a “tuner” or controller that can connect to and override, e.g., the default functionality of an existing brake hold mechanism of a vehicle. Delays in exiting a brake hold state, repetitive actuation of an accelerator to exit a brake hold state, and other shortcomings associated with the conventional operation of brake hold mechanisms may be avoided by taking into account relevant vehicle operating conditions or environmental/road/traffic conditions.

A vehicle control apparatus and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The vehicle control apparatus includes an inputter, a determiner, and a controller. The inputter receives an automatic vehicle hold (AVH) switch operation signal from an AVH device, and receives a current vehicle movement value sensed by a sensing device and a current vehicle brake force value of a brake device that generates brake force in response to activation of the AVH device. The determiner determines whether the received AVH switch operation signal transitions from an ON state to an AVH entry state, determines whether vehicle movement occurs on the basis of the received current vehicle movement value during an AVH retention time in the AVH entry state, and determines that the current vehicle brake force value is in an abnormal state when vehicle movement occurs. The controller receives the current vehicle movement value and the current vehicle brake force value, and transmits a command for judgment to the determiner.

A drive assistance device includes an automatic brake unit configured to perform automatic brake control, a brake hold unit configured to perform a brake hold control keeping the vehicle stopped, a brake hold cancel unit configured to cancel the brake hold control when it is determined that a predetermined cancel condition is satisfied, a surroundings information obtaining unit configured to obtain surroundings information indicating a situation around the vehicle, a maneuver information obtaining unit configured to obtain maneuver information about a driving maneuver performed by a driver of the vehicle, a maneuver determination unit configured to determine, based on the surroundings information and the maneuver information whether the driving maneuver performed during the brake hold control is appropriate for the situation around the vehicle, and a prohibition unit configured to prohibit cancelling the brake hold control as long as it is determined that the driving maneuver is inappropriate.