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US 8,818,669 B2Granted
Motor vehicle regenerative braking method
AssigneeRENAULT s.a.s.
InventorGilles Enjolras
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Abstract
A regenerative braking method for a motor vehicle, in which the regenerative braking action is applied progressively, a rate of application of the braking action being dependent on a speed of the motor vehicle.
Claims10
A regenerative braking method for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- testing, via a computer, for a regenerative braking action signal generated by a control device;
- when the regenerative braking action signal is present, determining a speed of the motor vehicle and calculating a regenerative braking intensity setpoint as a function of the speed of the motor vehicle when a brake pedal of the motor vehicle is not contacted;
- progressively applying a regenerative braking action, via a regenerative braking device of the motor vehicle, at a predetermined intensity according to the regenerative braking intensity setpoint;
- and
- adding a value to the regenerative braking intensity setpoint such that the regenerative braking action applied by the regenerative braking device is increased when the brake pedal is contacted.
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A non-transitory computer readable data medium comprising computer executable instruction that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute:
- testing, via a computer, for a regenerative braking action signal generated by a control device;
- when the regenerative braking action signal is present, determining a speed of a motor vehicle and calculating a regenerative braking intensity setpoint as a function of the speed of the motor vehicle when a brake pedal of the motor vehicle is not contacted;
- progressively applying a regenerative braking action, via a regenerative braking device of the motor vehicle, to the motor vehicle at a predetermined intensity according to the regenerative braking intensity setpoint;
- and
- adding a value to the regenerative braking intensity setpoint such that the regenerative braking action applied by the regenerative braking device is increased when the brake pedal is contacted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.