Method and apparatus for monitoring operation of a vehicle braking system
AssigneeAxscend Ltd.
InventorsTimothy Steer, Jolyon Latham, Colin Ross
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AssigneeAxscend Ltd.
InventorsTimothy Steer, Jolyon Latham, Colin Ross
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A method for monitoring the braking performance of a vehicle. The method includes, for at least some of the braking events: determining a braking demand; determining vehicle deceleration; defining a first data set of braking events, wherein each braking event in the data set includes a determined braking demand and a determined vehicle deceleration; applying a statistical trend analysis method to the data set to generate a vehicle deceleration and braking demand trend; providing a vehicle deceleration and braking demand reference; and comparing at least one trend value with at least one reference value. From this comparison it is possible to determine if the braking system is operating within an acceptable limit. An apparatus for implementing the method is also disclosed.
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A method for monitoring the braking performance of a vehicle, including, for at least some of the braking events:
Apparatus including a vehicle comprising a braking system and a brake monitoring system, wherein the brake monitoring system is arranged to obtain, for at least some braking events, data for determining a braking demand and data for determining vehicle deceleration;
A data processing system for monitoring braking performance of a vehicle, said data processing system including at least one data processing device, at least one data storage means, and a data correlation and trend analysis module arranged to determine trends from the braking event data, said data processing system arranged to carry out a method comprising:
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