Patent ID: 6974195

Claim:
Method for increasing the maneuverability and driving stability of an automotive vehicle equipped with a controlled brake system, comprising the steps of: (A) monitoring the rotational behavior and the wheel slip of a plurality of individual vehicle wheels during cornering, (B) varying the distribution of the brake force to at least one curve-outward wheel and at least one curve-inward wheel in dependence on the monitoring of step A, (C) during cornering, determining a deceleration of the vehicle which corresponds to the driver's request, (D) decelerating the vehicle in accordance with the deceleration determined in step C by increasing the brake force of said at least one curve-outward wheel in excess of the brake force that corresponds to the driver's request and by decreasing the brake force of said at least one curve-inward wheel, wherein the brake force of said at least one curve-inward wheel is decreased while holding the brake force of said at least one curve-outward wheel constant, followed by increasing the brake force of said at least one of the curve-outward wheel while holding the brake force of said at least one curve-inward wheel constant, and then followed by holding the brake force of both said at least one curve-inward wheel and said at least one curve-outward wheel constant for a predetermined period of time.