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Control device for a compressed air system of a vehicle

  • US 7,908,055 B2
  • Filed: 01/14/2010
  • Issued: 03/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A control device for a compressed air system or a component of the compressed air system of a vehicle, comprising:

  • a processing unit operatively configured to calculate a prediction about occurrence and a duration of overrun condition phases of the vehicle using received altitude position data of a section of road upon which the vehicle is traveling or is to travel along; and

    wherein the processing unit is further operatively configured to check, for control purposes, whether the calculated prediction about the duration of an overrun condition phase is longer than a predefined minimum duration, said processing unit controlling at least one of the compressed air system, the component of the compressed air system, and a component for operating the compressed air system using the calculated prediction and a result of checking whether the calculated prediction about the duration of an overrun condition phase is longer than a predefined minimum duration.

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