Brake traction control system and vehicle including same

A vehicle comprising:

• a first wheel, a second wheel, a third wheel, and a fourth wheel;
• a power source connected to at least one of the wheels and configured to output a driving torque to the at least one of the wheels;
• a plurality of brakes, each of the brakes is connected to a respective one of the wheels;
• a brake modulator in communication with each of the brakes and configured to selectively actuate each of the brakes and selectively release each of the brakes;
• and
• a controller in electrical communication with the brake modulator and configured to:
• determine a cross-axle loading condition is present if suspension stroke data for the first wheel indicates an unloaded state where the first wheel is spaced away from a travel surface, suspension stroke data for the second wheel and the third wheel indicate a loaded state where the second wheel and the third wheel are in contact with a travel surface, and the second wheel is diagonally opposed to the third wheel;
• and
• cause the modulator to actuate the brake connected to the first wheel and the brake connected to the fourth wheel if the controller determines the cross-axle loading condition.

A brake traction control system for a vehicle including a first wheel, a second wheel, a third wheel, a fourth wheel, a power source configured to output a drive torque to at least a pair of the wheels, and an accelerator pedal in communication with the power source, the brake traction control system comprising:

• a plurality of brakes, each of the brakes is configured to be connected to a respective one of the wheels;
• a brake modulator in communication with each of the brakes and configured to selectively actuate each of the brakes and selectively release each of the brakes;
• and
• a controller in electrical communication with the brake modulator and configured to:
• receive pedal position data that includes one of a plurality of positions of the accelerator pedal, the plurality of positions includes an idle position, a maximum position, and an intermediate position that is located between the idle position and the maximum position, the power source operates at an idle rating if the pedal position data indicates the idle position, the power source operates at a maximum rating if the pedal position data indicates the maximum position, and the power source operates at an intermediate rating that is less than the maximum rating and greater than the idle rating if the pedal position data indicates the intermediate position;
• determine a cross-axle loading condition is present if suspension stroke data for the first wheel indicates an unloaded state where the first wheel is spaced away from a travel surface, suspension stroke data for the second wheel and the third wheel indicate a loaded state where the second wheel and the third wheel are in contact with a travel surface, and the second wheel is diagonally opposed to the third wheel;
• and
• cause the modulator to actuate the brake connected to the first wheel and the brake connected to the fourth wheel if the controller determines the cross-axle loading condition and the pedal position data indicates the idle position.