Patent ID: 8182050
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for adjusting a brake force to be applied by a brake, the system comprising: a module for estimating a weight of a vehicle to which a brake is fitted; a module for determining an angle of incline upon which the vehicle is positioned; a module for estimating a temperature of a brake component; and a control unit for calculating a sufficient brake force to be applied according to predetermined criteria based upon the estimated weight and the angle of incline to maintain the vehicle in a stationary state, and the control unit determining an amount of brake force required to maintain the vehicle in the stationary state based upon a contraction of the brake component due to cooling of the brake component from a temperature higher than ambient temperature once the brake component has reached the ambient temperature, and wherein the module for estimating the temperature of the brake component uses a distribution of a brake force to calculate a temperature change of the brake component, the control unit being configured to signal the brake to apply the calculated amount of force.