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Brake assist driver command for vehicles

  • US 8,392,088 B2
  • Filed: 10/16/2007
  • Issued: 03/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling a braking system in a vehicle during a panic braking event, the braking system having a brake pedal and a maximum braking capacity, the method comprising the steps of:

  • determining a magnitude of force applied to the brake pedal;

    determining a first level of braking torque associated with the magnitude of force applied to the brake pedal; and

    applying a second level of braking torque during the panic braking event, the second level of braking torque being equal to the lesser of the following;

    the maximum braking capacity; and

    the first level of braking torque, multiplied by a predetermined constant that is greater than one.

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