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Methods and systems for steering-based oscillatory vehicle braking

  • US 9,783,172 B2
  • Filed: 01/06/2016
  • Issued: 10/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • making a determination, by a computing device, that a primary braking system cannot reduce a speed of a vehicle within at least one of a predetermined time period and a predetermined braking distance; and

    providing, by the computing device, instructions to a control system of the vehicle to turn a pair of wheels of the vehicle in an oscillatory manner, such that each wheel of the pair of wheels is turned in substantially a same direction and turning of the pair of wheels oscillates each wheel of the pair of wheels between given directions about a direction of travel of the vehicle so as to reduce the speed of the vehicle.

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