Foundation brake hill start aide system
First Claim
1. A Hill Start Aide system for a vehicle comprising:
- a brake system including a brake actuator for manually actuating the brake system, wherein the brake system is selectively configurable in a stopped configuration, where the brake system is manually maintained via the brake actuator such that a vehicle road wheel speed is about zero rpm, a released configuration, where the brake system will not generally inhibit rotation of at least one vehicle road wheel, and a control stop configuration, where the vehicle road wheel speed is about zero rpm;
a controller for at least partially controlling the brake system, wherein the controller will selectively send a signal to maintain the brake system in the control stopped configuration when the brake actuator is manually released, and wherein the controller will send a signal to the brake system to release the brakes when a predetermined amount of time has elapsed after a transmission is manually shifted to a neutral configuration while the brake system is in the control stopped configuration;
a sensor for detecting a transmission intended direction of vehicle travel;
a sensor for detecting a vehicle inclination, wherein the vehicle inclination is indicative of a vehicle propensity to move in a first direction when the vehicle brake system is in the released configuration; and
wherein the controller is adapted to prevent the brake system from being reconfigured to the control stop configuration when the detected transmission intended direction of vehicle travel is the first direction of travel.
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of a Hill Start Aide system for a vehicle includes a brake system. The brake system including a brake actuator for manually actuating the brake system. The brake system is selectively configurable in a stopped configuration, where the brake system is manually maintained via the brake actuator such that a vehicle road wheel speed is about zero rpm, a released configuration, where the brake system will not generally inhibit rotation of at least one vehicle road wheel, and a control stop configuration, where the vehicle road wheel speed is about zero rpm. The Hill Start Aide system also includes a controller for at least partially controlling the brake system. The controller will selectively send a signal to maintain the brake system in the control stopped configuration when the brake actuator is manually released. The controller will send a signal to the brake system to release the brakes when a predetermined amount of time has elapsed after a transmission is manually shifted to a neutral configuration while the brake system is in the control stopped configuration.
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16 Claims
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1. A Hill Start Aide system for a vehicle comprising:
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a brake system including a brake actuator for manually actuating the brake system, wherein the brake system is selectively configurable in a stopped configuration, where the brake system is manually maintained via the brake actuator such that a vehicle road wheel speed is about zero rpm, a released configuration, where the brake system will not generally inhibit rotation of at least one vehicle road wheel, and a control stop configuration, where the vehicle road wheel speed is about zero rpm; a controller for at least partially controlling the brake system, wherein the controller will selectively send a signal to maintain the brake system in the control stopped configuration when the brake actuator is manually released, and wherein the controller will send a signal to the brake system to release the brakes when a predetermined amount of time has elapsed after a transmission is manually shifted to a neutral configuration while the brake system is in the control stopped configuration; a sensor for detecting a transmission intended direction of vehicle travel; a sensor for detecting a vehicle inclination, wherein the vehicle inclination is indicative of a vehicle propensity to move in a first direction when the vehicle brake system is in the released configuration; and wherein the controller is adapted to prevent the brake system from being reconfigured to the control stop configuration when the detected transmission intended direction of vehicle travel is the first direction of travel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of controlling a Hill Start Aide system for a vehicle comprising:
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detecting a vehicle inclination, wherein the vehicle inclination is indicative of a vehicle propensity to move in a first direction of vehicle travel when a vehicle brake system is not in a stopped configuration; detecting a transmission intended direction of vehicle travel; reconfiguring the brake system to a control stopped configuration when the detected transmission intended direction of vehicle travel is not the first direction of vehicle travel; and preventing the brake system from being reconfigured to the control stopped configuration when the detected transmission intended direction of vehicle travel is the first direction of travel. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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