Patent classifications
B60T2270/10
Fault tolerant modualted trailer braking system
A system and method of controlling individual trailer brakes on a towed trailer supporting numerous fault tolerant behaviors including activating each operational brake when a brake is shorted. System operates in multiple modes where it operates with traditional brake controllers, operates in a degraded braking mode without a brake controller and in the preferred mode it retrieves vehicle information from tow vehicle and then communicates with a brake actuator controller over the trailer brake wire. When braking system includes wheel sensors traditional antilock releases are provided and unlike other braking systems this brake actuator controller can maintain wheel speeds below the trailer speed reducing or eliminating periodic wheel releases. System also diagnoses the mechanical operation of the trailer brakes including; identifying when brake adjustment is required, when brake friction surfaces are degrading, as well as diagnosing sensors, braking signals and brake actuator interfaces.
Composite cable and composite harness
A composite cable is composed of a plurality of power supply wires, a plurality of signal wires, two or more of which are configured to be connected to a common terminal member, and a sheath provided to cover the plurality of power supply wires and the plurality of signal wires together. The two or more of the plurality of signal wires being configured to be connected to the common terminal member are provided adjacent to each other.
DETECTING AIR IN A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BLEEDING THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER OF A HYDRAULIC POWER BRAKE SYSTEM
In order to detect air in a brake master cylinder within a hydraulic power brake system, a brake master cylinder pressure on actuation of the brake master cylinder is compared with a comparison pressure which prevails in the brake master cylinder when it is air-free. For bleeding, brake fluid is conveyed with a power brake pressure generator through the in this case non-actuated brake master cylinder into a pressureless brake fluid reservoir, where air escapes from the brake fluid.
BRAKE SYSTEM WITH FLUID STORAGE SECONDARY BRAKE MODULE
A brake system for actuating at least one wheel brake includes a reservoir and a master cylinder operable to provide a brake signal responsive to actuation of a brake pedal connected thereto. The master cylinder is selectively operable during a manual push-through mode to generate brake actuating pressure to at least one output for hydraulically actuating at least one wheel brake. A power transmission unit is configured for actuating at least one of the wheel brakes in a non-failure normal braking mode. A secondary braking module is configured for selectively providing hydraulic fluid to each of the wheel brakes in an enhanced braking mode. The secondary braking module includes a pump motor driving at least one pump unit. Each pump unit is operatively connected to a fluid accumulator associated with the correlated wheel brake for selectively varying an amount of hydraulic fluid provided to the wheel brake.
TARGET SLIP ESTIMATION
A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions such that the processor is programmed to: predict, at a trained machine learning classifier, a target slip value based on a predicted slip slope and a predicted road texture, wherein the predicted slip slope and the predicted road texture are determined using sensor data representing tire forces and modify at least one vehicle action based on the target slip value when a confidence level value corresponding to the target slip value is greater than or equal to a confidence level threshold.
Method for controlling an electropneumatic ABS brake system in a towing vehicle, function control device and towing vehicle
A method is for controlling an ABS brake system. A trailer control pressure is transmittable via a trailer control valve to a trailer to trigger trailer wheel brakes as a function of the trailer control pressure. The trailer control pressure for implementing an emergency brake function or an auxiliary brake function is delivered as a function of a position of an operating element. The method includes: determining a position of the operating element; determining a trailer target pressure as a function of the position; generating and delivering a trailer control pressure corresponding to the trailer target pressure to the control valve; determining an actual towing vehicle deceleration; reading a minimum deceleration associated with the determined position; and triggering brakes of the towing vehicle when the actual deceleration falls below the minimum deceleration read, such that the trailer control pressure does not change and the actual towing vehicle deceleration increases.
ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC BRAKE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
An electric hydraulic brake includes: wheel brakes configured to supply braking force to wheels of a vehicle; a main braking unit including a reservoir which stores brake oil, and a master cylinder configured to form pressure of the brake oil in conjunction with a main brake motor; and a hydraulic controller comprising at least one pump configured to pump the brake oil in conjunction with an auxiliary brake motor, and configured to selectively transmit the pressure of the brake oil formed in the master cylinder or the pump to the wheel brakes. The hydraulic controller includes at least one auxiliary flow path which is connected at a first end thereof to the reservoir and is connected at a second end thereof to an inlet of the pump to transmit hydraulic pressure from the reservoir to the pump directly through the at least one auxiliary flow path.
BRAKE SYSTEM
A brake system may include an actuation device, in particular a brake pedal; a first piston-cylinder unit with two pistons, in particular an auxiliary piston and a second piston, in order to supply brake circuits with a pressure medium via a valve device, wherein one of the pistons, in particular the auxiliary piston, can be actuated by means of the actuation device; a second piston-cylinder unit comprising an electric motor-powered drive, a transmission, and at least one piston in order to supply pressure medium to at least one of the brake circuits via a valve device; and a motor pump unit with a valve device in order to supply pressure medium to the brake circuits. The brake system may further include a hydraulic travel simulator which is connected to a pressure or working chamber of the first piston-cylinder unit.
A SUPPORT DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A DISC BRAKE CALIPER AND AN ABS SYSTEM OF A BICYCLE
A disc brake caliper and the body of an ABS system are mounted on a fork arm of a bicycle by means of a single adapter support that can be removably connected to the fork arm, and configured to removably support both the caliper body of the disc brake and the ABS system.
Electropneumatic hand brake (EPH) having integrated TCV (European and Scandinavian control)
An electropneumatic control module for an electronically controllable pneumatic brake system for a vehicle combination with a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle includes a pneumatic reservoir input, which is connectable to a compressed-air reservoir, and a trailer control unit, which has a trailer control valve unit with one or more electropneumatic valves, a trailer brake pressure port and a trailer supply pressure port. The electropneumatic control module further includes an immobilizing brake unit, which has a spring-type actuator port for at least one spring-type actuator for a tractor vehicle and an immobilizing brake valve unit with one or more electropneumatic valves, and an electronic control unit, wherein the electronic control unit is designed to, based on an electronic immobilizing signal, trigger the immobilizing brake valve unit to switch at least one valve of the immobilizing brake valve unit.