Patent ID: 9085287
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing the braking distance of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a braking system, the braking system having a brake master cylinder coupled to an electronic control unit, and an Anti-lock braking system (ABS) module, the method comprising: determining whether the brake pressure requested by the vehicle's driver exceeds a wheel lock brake pressure at which at least one of the wheels of the vehicle locks up, employing the electronic control unit; activating the brake master cylinder when the requested brake pressure exceeds the wheel lock brake pressure, to reduce the brake pressure produced by the brake master cylinder to a value lower than the brake pressure requested by the driver; sensing whether more than one of the vehicle's wheels are locked, employing wheel speed sensors coupled to the wheels; calculating individual brake pressure values required to keep each of the more than one wheels locked, employing the electronic control unit; and identifying a maximum value among the individual brake pressure values, employing the electronic control unit, and adjusting the brake pressure produced by the brake master cylinder to a value between the brake pressure requested by the driver and the maximum values by signaling the brake master cylinder.