Method and Device for Controlling Braking Force of a Vehicle

Abstract

A method and device for controlling brake-force distribution between a first and a second brake arrangement of a vehicle is disclosed. In this context, a pedal variable representing actuation of the accelerator pedal is detected. Furthermore, a drive variable is detected, which represents the driving force of the engine. In order to determine the extent to which establishment of a holding force for the vehicle is required, or the magnitude of this required holding force, a downslope variable of the vehicle is determined, for example, from an incline of the underlying surface of the vehicle. Depending on the pedal variable, the drive variable (or, in general, the engine information), as well as the downslope variable (or the holding force), a distribution of the braking force between the first and the second brake arrangement is subsequently determined and controlled accordingly.

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