Patent ID: 8924120
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B60L,B60T,B60W

Abstract:
1. A regenerative brake control system for a vehicle, comprising: a vehicle controller; at least one driveline torque distribution device interfacing with said vehicle controller; at least one electric machine interfacing with said driveline torque distribution device; a plurality of wheels coupled to said electric machine, said plurality of wheels comprising a front pair of wheels coupled to a front axle and a rear pair of wheels coupled to a rear axle; at least one traction condition input indicating traction of each of said plurality of wheels and a respectively associated axle, said traction condition input provided to said vehicle controller; and wherein said vehicle controller is configured to engage said at least one driveline torque distribution device and said at least one electric machine is configured to apportion regenerative brake torque to each of said plurality of wheels in respective proportion to said traction of at least one of said axles and each of said plurality of wheels, said regenerative brake torque apportioned to said at least one of said axles further apportioned in respective proportion to said traction of each of said wheels associated with said at least one of said axles.