Patent ID: 9604607
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B60T,G05D

Claim:
1. A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising: providing a vehicle having a brake system configured to operate according to a nominal mode, a first active braking mode, and a second active braking mode, wherein in the nominal mode an applied braking pressure is based on a driver braking request, in the first active braking mode the applied braking pressure is based on a maximum braking pressure and decreased in response to a driver release of a brake pedal, and in the second active braking mode the applied braking pressure is based on the maximum braking pressure; in response to a detected collision, controlling the brake system according to the first active braking mode; in response to the first active braking mode being active and no driver braking request being anticipated, controlling the brake system according to the second active braking mode; and in response to the first active braking mode or second active braking mode being active and a termination criterion being satisfied, controlling the brake system according to the nominal mode.