Method and control arrangement for controlling braking of a vehicle

A control arrangement for controlling braking of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising:

• a service brake system comprising one or more friction brakes for applying a first brake torque to at least non-driven wheels of the vehicle;
• at least one auxiliary brake system for applying a second brake torque to at least driven wheels of the vehicle, said at least one auxiliary brake system comprising an engine brake, an exhaust brake, an electromagnetic retarder, or a hydraulic retarder;
• and
• driver maneuverable means for inputting by a driver a requested brake torque to be applied by the service brake system,
• the control arrangement being configured to, when the requested brake torque has been input by means of the driver maneuverable means, and when a temperature of one or more friction brakes-a friction brake of the service brake system increases, or is expected to increase, to a first temperature:
• reduce the first brake torque applied by the service brake system;
• and
• increase the second brake torque applied by the at least one auxiliary brake system such that a total resulting brake torque from the service brake system and the at least one auxiliary brake system corresponds to the requested brake torque.

A vehicle comprising a control arrangement for controlling braking of the vehicle, the vehicle comprising:

• a service brake system comprising one or more friction brakes for applying a first brake torque to at least non-driven wheels of the vehicle;
• at least one auxiliary brake system for applying a second brake torque to at least driven wheels of the vehicle, said at least one auxiliary brake system comprising an engine brake, an exhaust brake, an electromagnetic retarder, or a hydraulic retarder;
• and
• driver maneuverable means for inputting by a driver a requested brake torque to be applied by the service brake system,
• the control arrangement being configured to, when the requested brake torque has been input by means of the driver maneuverable means, and when a temperature of one or more friction brakes of the service brake system increases, or is expected to increase, to a first temperature:
• reduce the first brake torque applied by the service brake system;
• and
• increase the second brake torque applied by the at least one auxiliary brake system such that a total resulting brake torque from the service brake system and the at least one auxiliary brake system corresponds to the requested brake torque.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, said computer program product for controlling braking of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising:

• a service brake system comprising one or more friction brakes for applying a first brake torque to at least non-driven wheels of the vehicle;
• at least one auxiliary brake system for applying a second brake torque to at least driven wheels of the vehicle, said at least one auxiliary brake system comprising an engine brake, an exhaust brake, an electromagnetic retarder, or a hydraulic retarder;
• and driver maneuverable means for inputting by a driver a requested brake torque to be applied by the service brake system, wherein said computer program product comprising computer instructions to cause one or more computing devices to, when the requested brake torque has been input by means of the driver maneuverable means, and when a temperature of one or more friction brakes of the service brake system increases, or is expected to increase, to a first temperature:
• reduce the first brake torque applied by the service brake system;
• and
• increase the second brake torque applied by the at least one auxiliary brake system such that a total resulting brake torque from the service brake system and the at least one auxiliary brake system corresponds to the requested brake torque.