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Soft-stop braking control

  • US 7,475,953 B2
  • Filed: 02/03/2006
  • Issued: 01/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for applying a soft-stop control to the vehicle brake actuators of a vehicle during a vehicle stop operation, said method comprising the steps of:

  • detecting a brake apply operation as demanded by the driver having a brake demand greater than a predetermined threshold;

    determining if the vehicle speed is between a first threshold stopping speed and a second threshold stopping speed; and

    reducing braking pressure to said vehicle brake actuators as a function of vehicle speed, vehicle deceleration, and brake apply pressure if said vehicle speed is between said first threshold stopping speed and said second threshold stopping speed;

    wherein said step of reducing said braking pressure is discontinued and said brake apply operation as demanded by the driver is resumed when said vehicle speed becomes less than said second predetermined stopping speed.

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