Patent classifications
B60T2250/03
METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
In the case of a method for operating a brake system of an at least double-tracked motor vehicle (10) which comprises 2 breakable wheels (12.sub.L, 12.sub.R), which are arranged at opposite ends of an axle (14.sub.V), and a rollover protection system, which can cause braking of the wheels (12.sub.L, 12.sub.R) in order to prevent a rollover situation, automatic braking of that wheel of the axle (14.sub.V), which is loaded more greatly when cornering is brought about by way of the rollover protection system. Subsequently, a counter-steering movement is detected by way of a predefined steering angle change being exceeded in a predefined time period in the direction counter to the cornering direction, and, thereupon, a brake force is caused to be built up at the opposite wheel, which is loaded less greatly by way of the rollover protection system.
Determining vehicle load center of mass
Various examples are directed to systems and methods for operating a vehicle comprising a tractor and a trailer attached for pulling behind the tractor. A center-of-mass system may determine a mass of the trailer and a tractor understeer. The center-of-mass system may determine the tractor understeer using steering input data describing a steering angle of the tractor and yaw data describing a yaw of the tractor. The center-of-mass system may determine a load center of mass using the tractor understeer and a mass of the trailer. The center-of-mass system may further determine that the load center of mass transgresses a center-of-mass threshold and send an alert message indicating that the load transgresses the load center-of-mass threshold.
TRACTION SADDLE AND TRACTION PIN
A traction saddle disposed on a tractor for connection with a traction pin of a trailer, is provided. The traction saddle includes a base, a gear set, and a damper. A gear carrier of the gear set fixes axial centers of the planetary gears of the gear set, the planetary gears are meshed with an inner ring gear of the gear set, and the inner ring gear is fixed to the base. The gear carrier is used for fixing the traction pin to rotate with the traction pin. The planetary gears are meshed with one end of a sun gear of the gear set to drive the sun gear to rotate, and the damper is connected to the other end of the sun gear to apply resistance to rotation of the sun gear. In addition, a traction pin, a tractor, a trailer, and a truck are also provided.
DRIVE ASSISTANCE DEVICE
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.
MOTORCYCLE BRAKING ARRANGEMENT
A motorcycle braking arrangement comprising a brake lever (and/or brake pedal) defining a grasping or stepping surface, respectively, whereby a rider is able to apply pressure in order to produce a first analogue signal, a force-sensitive resistor (FSR) mounted on and/or in the surface and configured to produce a second analogue signal. In this manner, pressure applied to the grasping surface results in simultaneous production of the first and second signals, whereby a controller is configured to electronically correlate the second signal with the first. The arrangement also includes at least one servomechanism, which is arranged in signal communication with the controller and is configured to actuate a brake of the motorcycle according to the correlation between the first and second signals.
Drive assistance device
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.
DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME
Provided is a driver assistance system. The driver assistance system is provided in a vehicle.
The driver assistance system includes an image acquisition part configured to acquire image information about an obstacle; a yaw rate detector configured to detect a yaw rate of a vehicle body; and a controller configured to, when a shift lever is diagnosed as failure, recognize a rotation direction of the vehicle body based on the detected yaw rate of the vehicle body, recognize a position change of the obstacle in an image based on the acquired image information, and recognize whether a moving direction of the vehicle body is a backward direction or a forward direction based on the recognized rotation direction of the vehicle body and the recognized position change of the obstacle.
Method for operating an assistance system of a motor vehicle
A method for operating an assistance system of a motor vehicle, with a first control unit and with a second control unit, wherein a first rotational speed sensor is connected to the first control unit for recording a rotational speed of a first wheel, wherein a second rotational speed sensor is connected to the second control unit for recording a rotational speed of a second wheel, and wherein the first control unit is coupled to the second control unit using signal technology.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BRAKE OF VEHICLE
A brake control system and method are arranged to control a brake for preventing slip and ensuring driving force of an outer wheel by adjusting a braking amount of an inner wheel during vehicle turning. The method includes steps of: receiving, by an electronic stability control (ESC) device, a function activation request; determining, by the ESC device, whether execution conditions for brake control of a turning inner wheel of a vehicle are satisfied in response to the function activation request, and when the execution conditions are satisfied, controlling braking pressure by determining and adjusting a braking pressure control amount of an inner wheel during vehicle turning based on a preset factor.
VEHICLE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE
A wheeled vehicle's antilock brake system (ABS) control device has three kinds of control modes of a braking force oriented mode, a sideways force oriented swinging-motion suppression mode and a sideways force oriented swinging-motion enhancement mode each of which is an ABS control mode being selected by means of an ABS control mode selection unit; and the vehicle ABS control device is so arranged that, in accordance with an ABS control mode selected by the ABS control mode selection unit, target slip rates on each of the vehicle's wheels being set by a target slip-rate setting unit are transferred toward respective braking force orientation or sideways force orientation, thereby the behavior of a wheeled vehicle is stabilized at a time when the wheeled vehicle on which the vehicle ABS control device is mounted makes a turn.