Brake Load Alleviation Functions

A method for brake load alleviation amongst at least one first brake and at least one second brake for a vehicle, the method comprising:

• sensing, with at least one brake pedal sensor, an amount of brake pedal application in response to engagement of at least one brake pedal;
• sensing, with at least one speed sensor, an amount of speed;
• determining, with at least one processor, whether the amount of brake pedal application is greater than a brake pedal application threshold value;
• determining, with the at least one processor, whether the amount of speed is greater than a speed threshold value, when the at least one processor determines that the amount of brake pedal application is greater than the brake pedal application threshold value;
• generating, with the at least one processor, a first brake application profile, when the at least one processor determines that the amount of speed is greater than the speed threshold value;
• and
• generating, with the at least one processor, a second brake application profile, when the at least one processor determines that the amount of speed is not greater than the speed threshold value.

A system for brake load alleviation amongst at least one first brake and at least one second brake for a vehicle, the system comprising:

• at least one brake pedal;
• at least one brake pedal sensor to sense an amount of brake pedal application in response to engagement of the at least brake pedal;
• at least one processor to determine whether the amount of brake pedal application is greater than a brake pedal application threshold value, and to generate a brake application profile when the at least one processor determines that the amount of brake pedal application is greater than the brake pedal application threshold value,
• wherein the brake application profile indicates that actuation of the at least one first brake is delayed by a first time delay and that actuation of the at least one second brake is delayed by a second time delay;
• the at least one first brake to be actuated according to the brake application profile;
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• the at least one second brake to be actuated according to the brake application profile.

A system for brake load alleviation amongst at least one first brake and at least one second brake for a vehicle, the system comprising:

• at least one brake pedal;
• at least one brake pedal sensor to sense an amount of brake pedal application in response to engagement of the at least one brake pedal;
• at least one wheel;
• at least one wheel speed sensor to sense an amount of wheel speed of the at least one wheel;
• and
• at least one processor to determine whether the amount of brake pedal application is greater than a brake pedal application threshold value, to determine whether the amount of wheel speed is greater than a wheel speed threshold value when the at least one processor determines that the amount of brake pedal application is greater than the brake pedal application threshold value, to generate a first brake application profile when the at least one processor determines that the wheel speed is greater than the wheel speed threshold value, and to generate a second brake application profile when the at least one processor determines that the wheel speed is not greater than the wheel speed threshold value.