Method for controlling the deceleration of a vehicle and braking system therefor

A braking system for a vehicle comprising:

• a central control unit;
• an actuating element for the braking system having a brake valve (FBV);
• a first brake circuit (BK1) for a rear axle (HA);
• and,
• a second brake circuit (BK2) for a front axle (VA);
• said central control unit, in dependence upon at least one of the following:
• (i) a traveling speed of the vehicle;
• and,
• (ii) a deceleration request (a) by an electronic request for deceleration (XBR);
• being configured to activate and control only that one of said brake circuits (BK1, BK2) from said first and second brake circuits (BK1, BK2) that has a gradation in a change of pressure (Δp) for substantially continuous, jolt-fee manipulation of said deceleration (a);
• wherein said first brake circuit (BK1) or said second brake circuit (BK2) comprises an ABS architecture (ABS2a, ABS2b) and the other brake circuit (BK2, BK1), comprises an axle modulator;
• and, said central control unit connects only the brake circuit (BK1, BK2) of the axle (HA;
• VA) whose deceleration is controllable via a brake force of the axle modulator.

A braking system for a vehicle comprising:

• a central control unit;
• an actuating element for the braking system having a brake valve (FBV);
• a rear brake circuit (BK1) for a rear axle (HA);
• and,
• a front brake circuit (BK2) for a front axle (VA);
• wherein a first brake circuit of said rear brake circuit (BK1) and said front brake circuit (BK2) permits a finer gradation in a change of pressure (Δp) for substantially continuous, jolt-free manipulation of the deceleration via the central control unit than a second of the rear brake circuit (BK1) and the front brake circuit (BK2);
• said central control unit, in dependence upon at least one of the following:
• (i) a traveling speed of the vehicle;
• and,
• (ii) a deceleration request (a) by an electronic request for deceleration (XBR);
• being configured to activate and control only said first brake circuit;
• and,
• wherein a maximum permissible deceleration request (a) in the event of which only said first brake circuit is activated lies in the range between 0 m/sec2 and 2 m/sec2;
• and, when the maximum permissible deceleration request (a) is exceeded, said central control unit automatically additionally activates the brake circuit (BK1;
• BK2) with an ABS architecture (ABS2a, ABS2b).