Method and device for ensuring the braking effect of brake actuators in a vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsJochen Wagner, Stefan Rychlak
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Abstract
A method of ensuring the braking effect of brake actuators in a vehicle is described, each brake actuator having first and second components for producing the braking effect, where films on the first components which would interfere with the deployment of the braking effect are removed. In this method, when an activation condition is met, the brake actuators are activated to remove the films so that the second components are applied to the first components, thereby setting the vehicle deceleration so that little or no deceleration is perceived by the driver. In checking on whether the activation condition is met, a quantity describing operation of the accelerator pedal is taken into account.
Claims15
A method of ensuring a braking effect of brake actuators arranged in a vehicle, each brake actuator including at least one first component and second components for producing the braking effect, the method comprising:
- removing films on the at least one first component which would interfere with the braking effect;
- determining whether an acitivation condition is met, taking into account a quantity describing an operation of an accelerator pedal;
- and
- if the activation condition is met:
- activating the brake actuators to remove the films;
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- applying the second components to the at least one first component to enable a vehicle deceleration to be set so that a driver perceives at most little deceleration.
A device for ensuring a braking effect in a vehicle, comprising:
- a control unit, the control unit determining whether an activation condition is met, taking into account a quantity describing an operation of an accelerator pedal;
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- brake actuators situated in the vehicle, the brake actuators including at least one first component and second components for producing the braking effect, the brake actuators being activated to remove films on the at least one first component when the activation condition is met, the second components being applied to the at least one first component to enable a vehicle deceleration to be set so that a driver perceives at most little deceleration.
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