Patent ID: 6364433
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A brake system for a motor vehicle with a front end, a rear end, and a plurality of wheels, comprising:a sensor disposed in a motor vehicle for sensing a rear impact collision and outputting an electric impact signal indicating whether the rear impact collision is centered at a rear end or if the collision is on a side of the rear end of the vehicle; a brake processor connected to said sensor to receive the impact signal from said sensor indicating the rear impact collision and whether the rear impact collision is centered at the rear end or if the collision is on a side; said brake processor outputting an electric signal causing a brake actuator to apply a braking force to at least one wheel of the motor vehicle upon determining that a rear impact collision has occurred, and thereby selectively causing the brake actuator to apply the braking force equally on both sides of the motor vehicle or on only one side in dependence on the impact signal.