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Method and apparatus for controlling the brake system of a vehicle

  • US 6,302,501 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/1996
  • Issued: 10/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Method for controlling a vehicle brake system having front and rear wheel brakes actuated by a driver, and valves for increasing and decreasing a brake pressure at that rear wheel brake, said method comprising:

  • determining whether a braking process has been initiated by the driver;

    determining pulses with predetermined pressure build up times and pressure release times, when a braking process has been initiated by the driver; and

    outputting said pulses to the valves for increasing and decreasing brake pressure at said rear wheels in an alternating manner, whereby the pressure in said rear wheel brakes is alternately built up and released causing the brake pressure in the rear wheel actually reached to be, on average, below the primary pressure specified by the driver.

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