Patent ID: 6378957
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
An arrangement for braking the front wheels of a vehicle based on a detected parameter, wherein the vehicle includes a framework, a front pair of wheels on the framework and a rear pair of wheels on the framework behind the front pair of wheels;the arrangement comprising: a respective brake configuration for each wheel; a detector for initially detecting a value of a parameter of the rear pair of wheels capable of indicating at least incipient locking of at least one of the wheels of the rear pair of wheels; and a control unit for receiving the detected value of the parameter and for controlling the braking action of the brake configurations of the front pair of wheels during deceleration of all four wheels in response to the detected value of the parameter, wherein the control unit is operable to reduce the braking action of the brake configurations of the front pair of wheels if the value of the detected parameter indicates at least incipient locking of at least one of the wheels of the rear pair of wheels.