Patent ID: 11897441
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 15:
16. A vehicle comprising:
a service-brake system;
a braking-torque assistance system; and
a control system for controlling an activation state of the braking-torque assistance system for reducing intake of braking energy in the service-brake system, the control system comprising processing circuitry configured for:
capturing and evaluating of a plurality of demand indications for a startup of the braking-torque assistance system;
starting a capture of a plurality of operating conditions of the service-brake system and evaluation of the captured plurality of operating conditions over a monitoring period responsive to the evaluation of the captured plurality of demand indications revealing a demand for the startup of the braking-torque assistance system;
activating the braking-torque assistance system and checking of one or more deactivation conditions of the braking-torque assistance system responsive to the evaluation of the captured plurality of operating conditions revealing that an overheating of the service-brake system is imminent; and
deactivating the braking-torque assistance system responsive to the one or more deactivation conditions being satisfied.