Abstract: When a vehicle stops, a brake control unit maintains a braking force applied on a wheel by a braking-force application unit for maintaining a halted state. In this state, if a driver depresses the accelerator pedal to execute starting of the vehicle, the braking force is gradually decreased, and the vehicle starts at a speed that accords with a degree of accelerator opening and a gradient of a road on which the vehicle is stopped. When a movement direction at this time is the same as a movement direction intended by the driver, the braking force is decreased to zero for smooth starting. When the movement direction is opposite to the intended movement direction, the braking force is increased to control the movement in the opposite direction, such that the movement changes from the opposite direction to the same direction, and finally, smooth starting in the desired direction is executed.

Abstract: A creep drive control device according to the invention sets a target creep vehicle speed when a driver has neither one of an acceleration intention or a stop maintenance intention. An engine output is increased (or decreased) by a vehicle speed increase processing (or a vehicle speed decrease processing), or a braking force is decreased (or increased), and an actual vehicle speed is controlled so as to be equal to the target creep vehicle speed or a value in the proximity thereof. The target creep vehicle speed, and respective engine output and braking force increase amounts and decrease amounts are corrected and set in accordance with driving conditions, road surface conditions and driver operations.

Abstract: When a vehicle stops, a brake control unit maintains a braking force applied on a wheel by a braking-force application unit for maintaining a halted state. In this state, if a driver depresses the accelerator pedal to execute starting of the vehicle, the braking force is gradually decreased, and the vehicle starts at a speed that accords with a degree of accelerator opening and a gradient of a road on which the vehicle is stopped. When a movement direction at this time is the same as a movement direction intended by the driver, the braking force is decreased to zero for smooth starting. When the movement direction is opposite to the intended movement direction, the braking force is increased to control the movement in the opposite direction, such that the movement changes from the opposite direction to the same direction, and finally, smooth starting in the desired direction is executed.

Abstract: When a vehicle stops, a brake control unit maintains a braking force applied on a wheel by a braking-force application unit for maintaining a halted state. In this state, if a driver depresses the accelerator pedal to execute starting of the vehicle, the braking force is gradually decreased, and the vehicle starts at a speed that accords with a degree of accelerator opening and a gradient of a road on which the vehicle is stopped. When a movement direction at this time is the same as a movement direction intended by the driver, the braking force is decreased to zero for smooth starting. When the movement direction is opposite to the intended movement direction, the braking force is increased to control the movement in the opposite direction, such that the movement changes from the opposite direction to the same direction, and finally, smooth starting in the desired direction is executed.

Abstract: A creep drive control device according to the invention sets a target creep vehicle speed when a driver has neither one of an acceleration intention or a stop maintenance intention. An engine output is increased (or decreased) by a vehicle speed increase processing (or a vehicle speed decrease processing), or a braking force is decreased (or increased), and an actual vehicle speed is controlled so as to be equal to the target creep vehicle speed or a value in the proximity thereof. The target creep vehicle speed, and respective engine output and braking force increase amounts and decrease amounts are corrected and set in accordance with driving conditions, road surface conditions and driver operations.

Abstract: When a vehicle stops, a brake control unit maintains a braking force applied on a wheel by a braking-force application unit for maintaining a halted state. In this state, if a driver depresses the accelerator pedal to execute starting of the vehicle, the braking force is gradually decreased, and the vehicle starts at a speed that accords with a degree of accelerator opening and a gradient of a road on which the vehicle is stopped. When a movement direction at this time is the same as a movement direction intended by the driver, the braking force is decreased to zero for smooth starting. When the movement direction is opposite to the intended movement direction, the braking force is increased to control the movement in the opposite direction, such that the movement changes from the opposite direction to the same direction, and finally, smooth starting in the desired direction is executed.

Abstract: A brake control ECU of an automatic braking apparatus calculates an awareness level in accordance with: whether or not there are a braking pedal or accelerator pedal operations; whether or not there are shift and steering wheel operations; and whether a level of a driver's eye movement lowers. When the brake control ECU determines that the awareness level has decreased, it controls the hydraulic braking apparatus so as to increase a provision braking force applied for a certain period and with a certain cycle to each wheel 4FR, 4FL, 4RR, 4RL. Accordingly, vibration caused by increase and decrease of the braking force is generated in a body of a vehicle that is running. This vibration arouses the driver whose level of consciousness has decreased.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for determining a state of braking operation of a vehicle. Wheel speed sensors are provided for detecting wheel speeds of a front wheel and a rear wheel. A wheel speed difference is calculated between the wheel speed of the front wheel and the wheel speed of the rear wheel detected by the wheel speed sensors. A braking operation detection device is provided for detecting an operation of a brake pedal. Based upon the calculated wheel speed difference and the operation of the brake pedal detected by the braking operation detection device, it is determined whether the brake pedal was rapidly depressed. In accordance with this result, and in response to the wheel speeds detected by the wheel speed sensors, the braking force applied to the front wheel can be adjusted in a predetermined relationship with the braking force applied to the rear wheel.

Abstract: A braking force distribution control device for an automotive vehicle is designed to make it possible to initiate a braking force distribution control as rapidly as possible upon rapid braking operation while at the same time being capable of preventing a malfunction of the braking force distribution control even when one of hydraulic pressure lines fails. The braking force distribution control establishes a predetermined relationship between the wheel cylinder pressure of a front wheel and a wheel cylinder pressure of a rear wheel on the basis of a comparison between the wheel speeds of the front and rear wheels. The braking force distribution control is initiated when the decelerations of all the wheels exceed a set value.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an anti-skid control system wherein at least a pressure decrease mode for decreasing a hydraulic braking pressure and a pulse pressure increase mode for intermittently increasing the hydraulic braking pressure, with a pressure increasing signal provided in accordance with the braking condition of a vehicle. Peaks of the wheel speed in the pulse pressure increase mode are detected continuously on the basis of a variation of a wheel acceleration relative to a vehicle acceleration. Then, the time when each peak of the wheel speed was detected is set as a rise timing of the pressure increasing signal in the pulse pressure increase mode, and a time period for which the pressure increasing signal outputs is adjusted, on the basis of a variation of the rotating condition of the wheel at the time when the peak of the wheel speed was detected.

Abstract: An anti-skid control system includes a hydraulic pressure generator for generating hydraulic brake pressure, hydraulic pressure control valves which control the brake hydraulic pressure of the wheel cylinders, wheel speed sensors for detecting the rotational speed of the wheels, and a controller for controlling the hydraulic pressure control valves to decompress or pulse-boost the brake hydraulic pressure in the wheel cylinders based on the output signal of the wheel speed sensors. A brake pedal depression amount detecting device detects the amount of depression of the brake pedal. The controller includes a road surface change judging device for judging that the road surface has shifted from a surface having a low coefficient of friction to a surface having a high coefficient of friction when a continuous run pulse number or a continuous run time of the pulse boost control exceeds a preset value.

Abstract: A fluid pressure source apparatus includes a pump, an accumulator for receiving pressure from the pump, a pressure switch for detecting the pressure in the accumulator, an electric motor for driving the pump, and a motor control device for driving the motor when the pressure switch detects a low pressure. A current detecting device detects a motor current value of the motor and a control unit determines whether the accumulator or the motor is experiencing an abnormality based on the motor current value. The control unit determines whether the motor current value occurring during a first set time following the start of driving of the motor is greater than a first set value. If the motor current value is not greater than the first set value, the control unit determines that the current detecting device is experiencing an abnormality. If there is no such abnormality information, the control unit compares the motor current value with predetermined values.

Abstract: A fluid pressure source apparatus has a pump, an accumulator, a pressure switch, and a control device for turning on and off the pump in accordance with the signal from the pressure switch. The control device has a pressure increase control unit. When the pressure detection signal of the pressure switch indicates a high pressure, the pressure increase control unit estimates a pressure reduction N resulting from a fluid pressure consumption by a fluid pressure circuit. If the estimated amount of pressure reduction N exceeds a set value KN=KN1, KN2, the pressure increase control unit drives the pump for a set time KT=KT1, KT2, thereby ensuring a predetermined range of accumulator pressure despite a possible failure of the pressure switch or sensor.

Abstract: An anti-skid control device includes wheel brake cylinders, a hydraulic pressure generator, and hydraulic pressure control valves for controlling the hydraulic braking pressure in each wheel brake cylinder. The wheel speeds of the plurality of wheels are sensed by respective wheel speed sensors, and the vehicle speed is calculated on the basis of the wheel speeds. A right vehicle speed is calculated on the basis of the wheel speed of one of the wheels on the right hand side of the vehicle and a left vehicle speed is calculated on the basis of the wheel speed of one of the wheels on the left hand side of the vehicle. A vehicle speed differential between the right vehicle speed and the left vehicle speed is calculated. A vehicle lateral acceleration is then calculated from the vehicle speed differential and the vehicle speed.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an anti-skid control system which includes a pressure generator to supply a hydraulic braking pressure into a wheel brake cylinder through an actuator. A return passage is provided for communicating the wheel brake cylinder with the actuator. A pressure pump is disposed in the return passage, and a reservoir is disposed in the return passage at the inlet port's side of the pump. The reservoir stores the brake fluid discharged from the wheel brake cylinder through the actuator to decrease the wheel cylinder pressure. The actuator blocks the communication between the pressure generator and the wheel brake cylinder, and then the pump discharges the brake fluid stored in the reservoir into the return passage thereby to gradually increase the wheel cylinder pressure.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an arrangement for controlling a braking force applied to each of front and rear road wheels of a vehicle depending upon a braking condition, with a hydraulic braking pressure supplied to each of the wheel brake cylinders through an actuator. The actuator is controlled by a braking force controller into which output signals of wheel speed sensors are fed. On the basis of the wheel speeds detected by the sensors, an estimated vehicle speed is calculated, and then a varying rate of the estimated vehicle speed is calculated. Furthermore, a wheel speed differential between the front and rear road wheels (or, a wheel slip rate differential therebetween) is calculated. Only when the wheel speed differential (or, the wheel slip rate differential) exceeds a predetermined value, the varying rate of the estimated vehicle speed is compared with a standard rate to estimate a coefficient of friction of the road surface.

Abstract: An anti-skid apparatus for installation in a vehicle braking system includes an electrically operated actuator arranged to control hydraulic brake pressure applied to each wheel brake cylinder of road wheels of the vehicle and an electronic control device for applying an electric control signal to the actuator in response to electric signals indicative of each rotational speed of the road wheels so that the actuator is operated to decrease or increase the brake pressure when the rotational speed of the road wheels in braking operation becomes lower than a reference speed the value of which is defined on a basis of a travel, speed of the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an arrangement for controlling a braking force applied to each of road wheels of a vehicle depending upon a braking condition, with a hydraulic braking pressure supplied to each of the wheel brake cylinders through an actuator. The actuator is controlled by a braking force controller into which output signals of wheel speed sensors are fed. The hydraulic braking pressure applied to each of the wheel brake cylinders is controlled by the braking force controller in accordance with each wheel speed. And, it is determined whether the vehicle is turning or not. If the vehicle is turning, the hydraulic braking pressure in a wheel brake cylinder operatively connected to one of the rear road wheels positioned at the outer side is controlled such that a decreasing operation of the pressure is restrained for at least a predetermined time period.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an arrangement for controlling a braking force applied to each of driven wheels and non-driven wheels depending upon a braking condition, with a hydraulic braking pressure supplied to each of wheel brake cylinders through an actuator. The actuator is controlled by the braking force controller into which output signals of wheel speed sensors are fed. The braking force controller is arranged to control the hydraulic braking pressure supplied to each of the wheel brake cylinders. When one driven wheel is under the anti-skid control, it is determined whether a difference speed between the driven wheels is greater than a predetermined value. If it is determined that the difference speed is greater than the predetermined value, the actuator is actuated to restrain the hydraulic braking pressure from being supplied to the wheel brake cylinder operatively connected to the other driven wheel, e.g.

Abstract: An anti-skid brake system for a wheeled vehicle including speed sensors for detecting each speed of road wheels of the vehicle and for producing an electric signal indicative of the detected speed of the road wheels, an electronic control apparatus arranged to be applied with the electric signal from the speed sensors for producing a control signal in accordance with conditions of a travel road of the vehicle in braking operation, and an electrically operated actuator arranged to be activated under control of the control apparatus for controlling a hydraulic braking pressure applied to each brake cylinder of the road wheels in response to the control signal, wherein an acceleration speed of the road wheels is calculated in response to the electric signal from the speed sensors, a stepped portion on the travel road is detected by determination of the fact that the detected speed of the road wheels becomes higher than a predetermined reference speed within a predetermined time immediately after activation of th