Two-wheeled motor vehicle brake control method and system

• US 8,150,590 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2006
• Issued: 04/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bosch Corporation (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Bosch Corporation (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Ogawa, Takahiro, Westerfeld, Helge, Kanno, Manabu
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu, Yonel
• Application Number:
  US12/162,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20090037063A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,258 Days
• Field of Search: 701/70, 701/71, 701 73- 75, 303/9.64, 303137-138, 303/144, 303148-151, 303/157, 301/6.1, 301/6.9
• US Class Current: 701/70
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2230/03 Overturn, rollover
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2240/06 Wheel load; Wheel lift
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/1706 for single-track vehicles, e.g. motorcycles
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/1755 Brake regulation specially adapted to control the stability of the vehicle, e.g. taking into account yaw rate or transverse acceleration in a curve road vehicle drive control systems for control of driving stability otherwise than by controlling a particular sub-unit B60W30/02
• 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 8/261 specially adapted for use in motorcycles
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/3225 Systems specially adapted for single-track vehicles, e.g. motorcycles B60T8/3235 takes precedence

Abstract

A two-wheeled motor vehicle brake control method and system which immediately reduces the brake pressure of the front wheel when rear wheel lifting is detected regardless of whether or not the front wheel is skidding. The reduction in brake pressure can be an amount which corresponds to the amount of lifting. The reduction in brake pressure can be performed in a stepwise manner until lifting is no longer being detected; it can be performed in a stepwise manner with a limit on the number of steps; or it can be performed in a stepwise manner until a total pressure reduction amount is achieved.

Claims

1. A two-wheeled motor vehicle brake control method comprising:

reducing a brake pressure of a front wheel when lifting of a rear wheel is detected,

wherein a pressure reduction amount of the brake pressure is set in response to a magnitude of a predetermined parameter that becomes an index of lifting of the rear wheel,

characterized in that the predetermined parameter is vehicle body deceleration or an amount of change in vehicle body deceleration or the brake pressure of the front wheel or a magnitude of a pressure increase amount of the brake pressure, and

wherein pressure reduction of the brake pressure of the front wheel is performed in a stepwise manner while lifting of the rear wheel is being detected.

2. The two-wheeled motor vehicle brake control method of claim 1, wherein when pressure reduction of the brake pressure reaches a predetermined number of times, pressure reduction is ended even in a state where rear wheel lifting is being detected.

3. A two-wheeled motor vehicle brake control system configured to be:

capable of transmitting oil pressure arising in a front brake master cylinder in response to operation of a first brake operator to a front wheel cylinder via an oil pressure system,

capable of transmitting oil pressure arising in a rear brake master cylinder in response to operation of a second brake operator to a rear wheel cylinder via an oil pressure system,

capable of discharging brake fluid of the front wheel cylinder to a front reservoir as desired, and

capable of detecting an occurrence of lifting of a rear wheel,

wherein the brake control system is further configured to immediately reduce a brake pressure of the front wheel when lifting of the rear wheel is detected, wherein a pressure reduction amount of the brake pressure is set in response to a magnitude of a predetermined parameter that becomes an index of lifting of the rear wheel,

characterized in that the predetermined parameter is vehicle body deceleration or an amount of change in vehicle body deceleration or the brake pressure of the front wheel or a magnitude of a pressure increase amount of the brake pressure, and wherein pressure reduction of the brake pressure of the front wheel is performed in a stepwise manner while lifting of the rear wheel is being detected.

4. The two-wheeled motor vehicle brake control system of claim 3, wherein when pressure reduction of the brake pressure reaches a predetermined number of times, pressure reduction is ended even in a state where rear wheel lifting is being detected.