Service Brake Assist Steering
OwnerJames T. Noonan, Steven D. Wallestad +3inventors
InventorsJames T. Noonan, Steven D. Wallestad, Jerry E. White, Dwayne B. Watt, Kevin J. Goering
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OwnerJames T. Noonan, Steven D. Wallestad +3inventors
InventorsJames T. Noonan, Steven D. Wallestad, Jerry E. White, Dwayne B. Watt, Kevin J. Goering
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A brake assist system is disclosed for assisting the steering operations of a mobile vehicle. The brake assist system comprises a service brake assembly having a first brake device and a second brake device and an auxiliary control assembly coupled to the service brake assembly. An electronic control unit is communicatively coupled to the auxiliary control assembly and configured to receive an input signal indicative of a vehicle operating parameter comprising at least one of a steering angle generated by a vehicle guidance system or a vehicle speed error and generates a control signal to activate the main and secondary valve circuits by proportionally controlling an output of at least two control valves arranged in the main and secondary valve circuits to supply a pressurized flow of fluid is applied to at least one of the first or second brake devices to assist steering operations of the vehicle.
A brake assist system for assisting the steering operations of a mobile vehicle, the brake assist system comprising:
A method for assisting steering operations of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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