There is presented a method for controlling an activation threshold of a safety system of a vehicle. The method comprises receiving map data from a remote data repository, said map data comprising a geographical location of a dynamic object located in a surrounding area of an expected path of the vehicle, determining a geographical location of the vehicle by means of a localization system of the vehicle, and lowering an activation threshold value of the safety system when the geographical location of the vehicle is within a predefined distance from the dynamic object. The presented method provides for an efficient means for preparing e.g. an emergency brake assist system of a vehicle in potentially critical situations.

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.

First target braking forces for front and rear wheels are calculated by distributing a target braking force of automatic braking to the front and rear wheels at a first front/rear wheel distribution ratio when braking operation is started by a driver during execution of the automatic braking control, second target braking forces for the front and rear wheels are calculated by distributing the braking force requested by the driver to the front and rear wheels at a second front/rear wheel distribution ratio preset to be different from the first front/rear wheel distribution ratio such that a pitch moment applied to a vehicle body due to braking forces of the front and rear wheels becomes zero, and braking forces of the front and rear wheels are controlled so as to be sums of the first and second target braking forces of the front and rear wheels, respectively.

A speed control system operable to control a motor vehicle to operate in accordance with a set-speed value, the control means being operable to allow a user to adjust the set-speed value by user actuation of a vehicle brake control or a vehicle accelerator control.

Methods and systems are provided for operating a hybrid vehicle during operating conditions where vehicle braking is requested. In one example, regenerative braking is allocated to vehicle axles responsive to wheel torques of respective vehicle axles in response to an anti-lock braking system being activated. Additionally, friction braking torque is allocated to vehicle axles responsive to the anti-lock braking system being activated.

The present disclosure relates to a support braking apparatus and method for a vehicle capable of detecting braking target candidates for a vehicle, matching a braking amount required for the detected braking target candidates with a braking amount of a driver to select a specific braking target, and braking a subject vehicle by following up braking required for the selected braking target even if the driver does not maintain a braking control for the selected braking target. A support braking apparatus for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a braking amount measurer configured to measure a first braking amount based on signals input from an acceleration sensor and a wheel sensor; a braking target detector configured to detect braking target candidates on a driving route by a camera and a radar; a braking target selector configured to match a first braking amount with a second braking amount to stop a subject vehicle within a braking range for the braking target candidates to select the braking target, and a braking controller configured to control an automatic braking to stop the subject vehicle within the braking range for the selected braking target.

A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate a brake valve to drain a brake cylinder and then actuate the brake valve to isolate the brake cylinder and hold a brake pedal in a retracted position.

A brake apparatus including a hydraulic brake mechanism, an electric brake mechanism, and first and second controllers. The hydraulic brake mechanism can apply a braking force by thrusting a braking member forward with use of hydraulic pressure to a wheel belonging to a first group among a plurality of wheels of the vehicle. The electric brake mechanism can apply a braking force by thrusting a braking member forward with use of an electric motor to a wheel belonging to a second group among the plurality of wheels. The first controller can control the hydraulic brake mechanism, and the second controller can control the electric brake mechanism. The first controller acquires or receives at least one of yaw rate information of the vehicle and acceleration information of the vehicle without intervention of the second controller. The second controller acquires or receives wheel speed information without intervention of the first controller.

The invention relates to a braking device for a work machine comprising a pressure supply, a brake circuit, at least one brake actuable via the brake circuit, a manually controllable brake valve by means of which the brake circuit is actuable, a control unit, and at least one control valve that is controllable by the control unit and by means of which the brake circuit is actuable. In accordance with the invention, the total brake torque exerted by the at least one brake is adjustable by means of a corresponding control or regulation of the at least one control valve in dependence on at least two input signals detectable by the control unit, with a first input signal relating to a current state of the manual actuation of the brake valve and a second input signal relating to a current driving state of the work machine

A control device for a vehicle deceleration device of a vehicle including an electronics unit, with the aid of which a time curve of an input variable predefined by a driver of the vehicle with the aid of an actuation of the brake actuating element is evaluatable and the vehicle deceleration device is activatable taking into account the updated input variable and a characteristic curve, which specifies a relationship between the input variable and a setpoint variable with respect to a setpoint vehicle deceleration to be exerted on the vehicle with the aid of the vehicle deceleration device. The electronics unit detects at least one modulation and/or variation of the input variable triggered by the driver and reestablishes at least one subsection of the characteristic curve taking into account the at least one modulation and/or variation of the input variable (x.sub.input) triggered by the driver.