Braking force controlling apparatus
First Claim
1. A braking force controlling apparatus which selectively performs one of a normal control to generate a braking force by a braking operation and a brake-assisting control to generate an increased braking force larger than the braking force generating during the normal control, said apparatus comprising:
- an operation quantity detection means for detecting a quantity of operation of a brake pedal;
a maximum operation quantity storage means for storing a value representative of a maximum quantity of operation of the brake pedal detected by the operation quantity detection means; and
a brake-assisting control termination judgment means for determining, based on a result of comparison of the operation quantity detected by the operation quantity detection means and the value representative of the maximum quantity stored by the maximum operation quantity storage means, whether the brake-assisting control should be terminated.
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Abstract
A braking force controlling apparatus changes a magnitude of a braking force produced by a braking operation based on a speed of the braking operation. The braking force controlling apparatus is directed to maintaining a brake-assisting control even when a beginner unintentionally releases a braking operation force on a brake pedal. A hydraulic pressure sensor (40) detects a master cylinder pressure, and a maximum master cylinder pressure during the braking operation of the brake pedal (30) is stored in an ECU (10). When the master cylinder pressure is found to be below a release-judgment level of the master cylinder pressure, which is determined based on the maximum master cylinder pressure, the brake-assisting control is terminated. When the master cylinder pressure is found to be above the release-judgment level, the brake-assisting control is maintained.
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1. A braking force controlling apparatus which selectively performs one of a normal control to generate a braking force by a braking operation and a brake-assisting control to generate an increased braking force larger than the braking force generating during the normal control, said apparatus comprising:
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an operation quantity detection means for detecting a quantity of operation of a brake pedal;
a maximum operation quantity storage means for storing a value representative of a maximum quantity of operation of the brake pedal detected by the operation quantity detection means; and
a brake-assisting control termination judgment means for determining, based on a result of comparison of the operation quantity detected by the operation quantity detection means and the value representative of the maximum quantity stored by the maximum operation quantity storage means, whether the brake-assisting control should be terminated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A braking force controlling apparatus which selectively performs one of a normal control to generate a braking force by a braking operation and a brake-assisting control to generate an increased braking force larger than the braking force generated during the normal control, said apparatus comprising:
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an operation quantity detection means for detecting a quantity of operation of a brake pedal;
a maximum operation quantity storage means for storing a value representative of a maximum quantity of operation of the brake pedal detected by the operation quantity detection means; and
a brake-assisting control continuation judgment means wherein, during the brake-assisting control, the brake-assisting control continuation judgment means discriminates, based on a result of comparison of the detected quantity of operation of the brake pedal and the stored value representative of maximum quantity, between intentional brake releasing operations and unintentional brake releasing operations, and wherein, when the brake releasing operation is determined to be unintentional, the brake-assisting control continuation judgment means maintains the brake-assisting control.
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