A driving dynamics system for a vehicle may include a primary control unit for detecting and/or generating steering commands and braking commands; a brake system having first and second electrohydraulic pressure supply units; four hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes of respective wheels; electrically actuatable brake pressure adjustment valves; and an electric steering actuator for actuating at least one axle. The driving dynamics system may implement a steering command during normal operation to actuate at least one of the pressure supply units and the steering actuator and/or, to implement a braking command during normal operation, to actuate at least the second pressure supply unit and at least the brake pressure adjustment valves for a wheel-specific pressure adjustment and, in a fault case, to actuate at least the first pressure supply unit and at least the brake pressure adjustment valves for a wheel-specific pressure adjustment.

A brake mode control system and a brake mode control method for a vehicle are disclosed. The brake mode control system comprises a user interface, a driving information sensor, a braking controller, and a brake mode control panel. The user interface is configured to receive a brake mode input by a driver, the driving information sensor is configured to sense driving information of the vehicle, the braking controller is configured to determine a driving state of the vehicle based on the driving information of the vehicle sensed by the driving information sensor and selectively change the brake mode received by the user interface according to the determined driving state of the vehicle to achieve a final brake mode, and the brake mode control panel is configured to generate a different braking feel according to a pedal action force required for a pedal stroke based on the final brake mode.

The disclosure relates to a braking system for a vehicle having at least four brakable wheels, comprising at least four brake actuator units, each of which can be associated with one of the wheels of the vehicle, wherein each brake actuator unit is associated with an electronic control unit which is designed to activate the brake actuator unit in order to apply a braking force to an associated wheel. At least two of the control units are designed as a master unit and a brake signal from a brake actuation unit is sent directly to each of the master units, and wherein each master unit is directly connected in terms of signaling to at least another of the control units, designed as a slave unit, in order to forward the brake signal to the slave unit.

Provided is a brake system capable of improving the running stability during parking brake application, the brake system including: a service brake capable of generating a first braking force on a vehicle; and a parking brake capable of generating a second braking force on the vehicle. The brake system includes a hardware processor that controls the first braking force according to the vehicle speed of the vehicle and controls the second braking force according to the vehicle speed.

A number of variations are disclosed including a system and method for modifying, in real-time, at least one brake or powertrain application to individual roadwheels of a vehicle to increase lateral maneuver capability in a vehicle having an operational, partially operational, failing, or failed electronic steering system. The system and method may include modifying at least one brake or powertrain command to individual roadwheels where vehicle instability is detected.

Disclosed are a brake force distribution device for vehicle and method thereof. The brake force distribution device for vehicle includes: a turning state detection part detecting whether the vehicle is in a turning state based on the driving state of the vehicle; a vehicle speed detection part detecting whether the vehicle speed is equal to or less than a prescribed threshold; a first yaw moment calculation part calculating the first yaw moment based on the driving state of the vehicle, the vehicle speed and the first wheelbase; a second yaw moment calculation part calculating the second yaw moment based on the driving state and the vehicle speed as well as based on the second wheelbase which is the inherent value of the vehicle; and a target moment calculation part calculating a target moment based on the difference between the first yaw moment and the second yaw moment.

A braking system includes: brake circuits independently activated and deactivated and when activated apply braking force at respective wheels; a braking stability module detecting an issue or a failure with a first one of the brake circuits where an unexpected amount of braking torque is being applied as compared to an amount of braking torque applied at a second one of the brake circuits, and mitigating effect of the unexpected amount of braking torque on a yaw rate of the vehicle by i) adjusting the braking torque of the first one of the brake circuits, ii) adjusting braking torque of the second one of the brake circuits, and/or iii) deactivating the first one of the brake circuits and modulating braking torque of the second one of the brake circuits, to compensate for the unexpected amount of braking torque.

An electro-pneumatic central pressure control module, having at least two channels, implemented as a structural unit for an electro-pneumatic service brake of a vehicle, having at least two pressure control channels which are electrically controllable with regard to a brake pressure. A central electronic brake control device has a board, carrying electrical and electronic components, in which routines at least for controlling the brake pressure and for controlling the driving dynamics are implemented in the electrical and electronic components. At least one inertial sensor is arranged on or at the at least one board and is electrically conductively connected to at least several of the electrical and electronic components on the board so that the output signals of the at least one inertial sensor are integrated into the at least several electrical and electronic components for carrying out the control of the driving dynamics.

A brake system may include a piston configured to advance or retract and configured to press a pad plate so that the pad plate is in contact with a brake disc configured to rotate together with a wheel, a motor configured to generate a rotational force for operating the piston, and a controller configured to control the motor, in which the controller is configured to control the motor to move a position of the piston to increase a clearance between the pad plate and the brake disc to a first reference clearance, and control the motor to move the position of the piston to decrease the clearance to a second reference clearance smaller than the first reference clearance based on a steering angle, a steering angular velocity, a lateral acceleration, a longitudinal acceleration, and/or a yaw rate of the vehicle.

A method for laterally stabilizing an agricultural vehicle combination comprises determining, by a control unit, an actual value of a yaw rate variable characterizing a yaw rate of the agricultural tractor by a sensor array assigned to the agricultural tractor and comparing the actual value of the yaw rate variable with a target value specified for the yaw rate variable for identifying an oversteer or understeer tendency of the agricultural tractor. The control unit, upon identification of an oversteer tendency of the agricultural tractor arising in trailer operation, concludes that this is a forced articulation angle increase caused by thrust, or upon identification of an understeer tendency of the agricultural tractor arising in trailer operation, concludes that this is a retarded articulation angle reduction caused by thrust, and at least partially compensates for this by driver-independent intervention in wheel braking devices of the trailer.