Method for electronically regulating brake-power distribution

• US 7,322,660 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2003
• Issued: 01/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Schmidt, Holger, Batistic, Ivica
• Primary Examiner(s): RODRIGUEZ, PAMELA
• Application Number:
  US10/526,661
• Publication Number:
  US 20050242662A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,608 Days
• Field of Search: 303/186, 303/121, 303/138, 303147-150, 303/163, 303/165, 303/166, 303/167, 303/168, 303/176
• US Class Current: 303/186
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/1766 Proportioning of brake forces according to vehicle axle loads, e.g. front to rear of vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/268 using the valves of an ABS, ASR or ESP system

Abstract

A method for electronically regulating brake force distribution to the front axle and the rear axle of a motor vehicle (EBV control), wherein the rotational behavior of the vehicle wheels is determined, compared with the vehicle speed or vehicle reference speed and/or with the changes of these variables, and evaluated to limit the slip on the rear-wheel brakes by modulating the braking pressure. The brake force distribution is controlled in dependence on the sum signals obtained by addition of acceleration values determined on each individual rear wheel and/or by addition of slip values determined on each individual rear wheel. It is particularly arranged for to weight the sum signals with variable sum factors and evaluate them as a criterion for triggering the EBV control (so-called EBV plus control).

Claims

1. A method for electronically regulating brake force distribution to the front axle and the rear axle of a motor vehicle, wherein the rotational behavior of the vehicle wheels is determined, compared with the vehicle speed, the vehicle reference speed, the changes of these variables, or a combination thereof, and evaluated to limit the slip on the rear-wheel brakes by modulating the braking pressure,

wherein the brake force distribution is controlled in dependence on sum signals obtained by addition of acceleration values determined on each individual rear wheel and slip values determined on each individual rear wheel,

wherein the acceleration sum signals and slip sum signals are respectively multiplied and weighted by a variable acceleration sum factor and a variable slip sum factor, respectively, and a sum is produced of the acceleration sum signals weighted with the variable acceleration sum factor and of the slip sum signals weighted with the variable slip sum factor and is evaluated as a criterion for initiating the electronically regulated control, and

wherein, according to tendency, at a relatively high value of a weighted acceleration sum signal, already a lower value of the slip sum signals causes initiation of the electronically regulated control.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1,

wherein a quantity obtained by integration of the wheel acceleration on each individual wheel is used as an acceleration value.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the acceleration sum signals are compared with predetermined acceleration thresholds and the slip sum signals are compared with slip said predetermined acceleration and slip thresholds, and wherein the electronically regulated control is triggered when these said thresholds are exceeded.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1,

wherein for determining an entry of the electronically regulated control, the acceleration sum signals and the slip sum signals are successively weighted with the variable acceleration sum factors or slip sum factors, respectively, the values thereof being predetermined.

5. A method for electronically regulating brake force distribution to the front axle and the rear axle of a motor vehicle, wherein the rotational behavior of the vehicle wheels is determined, compared with the vehicle speed, the vehicle reference speed, the changes of these variables, or a combination thereof, and evaluated to limit the slip on the rear-wheel brakes by modulating the braking pressure,

wherein the brake force distribution is controlled in dependence on sum signals obtained by addition of acceleration values determined on each individual rear wheel and slip values determined on each individual rear wheel,

wherein the acceleration sum signals and slip sum signals are respectively multiplied and weighted by a variable acceleration sum factor and a variable slip sum factor, respectively, and a sum is produced of the acceleration sum signals weighted with the variable acceleration sum factor and of the slip sum signals weighted with the variable slip sum factor and is evaluated as a criterion for initiating the electronically regulated control, and

wherein, according to tendency, at a relatively high value of a weighted slip sum signal, already a lower value of the acceleration sum signals causes initiation of the electronically regulated control.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5,

wherein for determining an entry of the electronically regulated control, the acceleration sum signals and the slip sum signals are successively weighted with the variable acceleration sum factors or slip sum factors, respectively, the values thereof being predetermined.