Braking force controller
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSatoshi Shimizu
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Abstract
A brake force control apparatus generates a brake force to which a driver's intention is reflected when an emergency brake operation is performed by the driver. The brake force control apparatus generates an increased brake fluid pressure which is greater than that generated in a regular brake operation when an emergency brake operation is performed by the driver. A brake operating speed is detected. Execution of an emergency brake operation is detected based on the brake operating speed. The increased brake fluid pressure is generated by adding an assist pressure corresponding to the brake operating speed generated in a process of the emergency brake operation, when the emergency brake operation is detected.
Claims10
A brake force control apparatus for generating an increased brake fluid pressure which is greater than that generated in a regular brake operation when an emergency brake operation is performed by a driver, the brake force control apparatus characterized by:
- operating speed detecting means for detecting a brake operating speed;
- emergency brake operation detecting means for detecting execution of an emergency brake operation;
- and brake fluid pressure increasing means for generating the increased brake fluid pressure by adding an assist pressure corresponding to the brake operating speed generated during a standby control period when the emergency brake operation is detected, the standby control period being a period from a time when the emergency brake operation is detected to a time when said increased brake fluid pressure is generated.
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