Brake control minimizing the number of brakes activated and optimizing wear conditions

Abstract

A braking system for a vehicle having wheels provided with braking devices, the system causing carbon brakes to wear less than do conventional systems. According to the invention, the system is provided with: an adjustable member for voluntary actuation of braking and actuatable by the driver; a transducer controlled by the adjustable member for voluntary actuation of braking, and delivering a first signal representative of the adjustment of the adjustable member as set by the driver to obtain desired deceleration of the vehicle; a computer which controls the braking devices; and a first link connecting the transducer to the computer to transmit the first signal thereto; wherein the computer includes: first calculation device connected to the first link, receiving the first signal, and responding thereto by supplying a second signal representative of a minimum number D of braking devices that should be in the activated state to obtain the desired deceleration; and second calculation device which respond to the second signal to draw up a first list of D identities of braking devices that ought to be in the activated state, the computer using the first list to activate the D braking devices.

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