Patents Assigned to Kelsey-Heyes Company
  • Method and system for detecting aquaplaning of a vehicle in an anti-lock brake system
    Patent number: 5615934
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting aquaplaning of a vehicle both before and during braking in a vehicle anti-lock brake system (ABS) when the front wheels experience deep and substantial slip and tend not to recover. The system includes a wheel speed sensor for measuring the speed of each of the vehicle wheels, and a control unit for determining whether the anti-lock brake system should be activated without the need for applying a test braking pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Kelsey-Heyes Company
    Inventor: Samir Abuelsamid