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Brake system for a motor vehicle with yaw moment control

  • US 5,732,379 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 03/24/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for controlling an automotive vehicle, the vehicle having a plurality of wheels, each wheel having an individually operable brake, said apparatus comprising:

  • means for determining a steering angle of the vehicle;

    yawing moment control means responsive to the steering angle for determining a yawing moment that is to be applied to the vehicle to prevent one of the group consisting of an undesirable yaw angle, yaw rate and yaw acceleration; and

    distribution logic means responsive to the yawing moment control means for determining;

    a respectively different weighted coefficient for each individual brake, andan individual braking adjustment to be applied to each respective one of the brakes based on said yawing moment and the respective weighted coefficient of said each respective one brake.

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