Patent ID: 6530625
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B60T,F16D,G01K

Abstract:
A braking system having a plurality of individual brake actuators associated with a respective brake and the individual brake actuators of the respective brake selectively and individually energizable including each individual brake actuator operable independently at any commanded energization level between the range of no energization and full energization during a brake command to effect the frictional restraint of rotation of an associated vehicle wheel, comprising means for controlling the actuators and operable in a first mode to equally or unequally energize all of the plurality of actuators associated with the brake upon receipt of a braking command, and operable in a second mode to equally or unequally energize less than all of the plurality of actuators associated with the brake upon receipt of a braking command, such that all of the plurality of individual brake actuators associated with the respective brake are energized to effect braking in the first mode and less than all of the plurality of individual brake actuators associated with the respective brake are energized to effect braking in the second mode.