Computer system and a computer-implemented method of increasing driver comfort during a braking event

A computer-implemented method of increasing driver comfort during a braking event of a vehicle having front axle brakes and rear axle brakes, the method comprising:

• determining, by a processing circuitry of a computer system, during a braking event of a vehicle, an oscillation amplitude of a currently oscillating part of the vehicle,
• performing, by the processing circuitry, an amplitude comparison by comparing the determined oscillation amplitude with a predefined reference value,
• receiving, by the processing circuitry, a brake request value indicative of a desired total brake torque or total brake force,
• performing, by the processing circuitry, a brake request comparison by comparing the received brake request value with a predefined brake request value,
• controlling, by the processing circuitry, a brake distribution between front axle brakes and rear axle brakes of the vehicle based on the amplitude comparison and the brake request comparison, wherein said brake distribution is in the form of a brake torque distribution of said desired total brake torque or a brake force distribution of said desired total brake force;
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• controlling, by the processing circuitry, said brake distribution between the front axle brakes and the rear axle brakes such that the contribution of the rear axle brakes on the braking increases as the contribution of the front axle brakes decreases relative to the originally set brake torque or brake force distribution when the amplitude comparison and the brake request comparison reveal that the determined oscillation amplitude is larger than the predefined reference value and that the received brake request value is lower than the predefined brake request value.

A computer system comprising processing circuitry configured to:

• determine, during a braking event of a vehicle, an oscillation amplitude of a currently oscillating part of the vehicle,
• perform an amplitude comparison by comparing the determined oscillation amplitude with a predefined reference value,
• receive a brake request value indicative of a desired total brake torque or total brake force,
• perform a brake request comparison by comparing the received brake request value with a predefined brake request value, and
• control a brake distribution between front axle brakes and rear axle brakes of the vehicle based on the amplitude comparison and the brake request comparison, wherein said brake distribution is in the form of a brake torque distribution of said desired total brake torque or a brake force distribution of said desired total brake force;
• wherein said predefined brake request value is a first predefined brake request value, wherein said brake request comparison further comprises comparing the received brake request value with a second predefined brake request value, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to apply a first brake distribution if the received brake request value is between said first and second predefined brake request values, and apply a second brake distribution if the received brake request value is lower than said second predefined brake request value.