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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363116 | Method for determining the mass of a motor vehicle while taking into account different driving situations A method for determining the mass of a motor vehicle while taking different driving situations into consideration, involving an evaluation of a vehicle acceleration, wherein apart from a driving force of a vehicle drive unit, resistance forces resulting from rotatio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7104616 | Brake gain-based torque controller A brake gain based torque controller utilizes commanded torque, measured torque and measured pressure in order to provide brake control for a vehicle, such as an aircraft. According to one particular aspect of the invention, the brake gain-based torque controller is... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107138 | Automotive speed control disable switch A new automotive (speed control system) safety feature is disclosed. A vehicle with an engaged speed control could be dangerous to drive on a road surface that changes from dry, offering little rolling resistance, to a surface that offers increased resistance to tir... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6916075 | System and method for adaptive brake application and initial skid detection The adaptive brake application and initial skid detection system allows rapid brake application and prevents deep initial skids. Brake torque is compared with a predetermined threshold brake torque. Wheel velocity error signals are also generated to indicated the di... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6282478 | Travelling direction correction apparatus A travelling direction correcting apparatus includes: a shift detection device for detecting a shift amount of a vehicle running on a road with respect to the road; a wheel brake pressure control device for pressure wheel brake pressures and controlling a... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5975656 | Universal wheel slip force control logic A method in part enables a wheel slip control system that controls slip on a per axle basis to control slip on a per truck basis. The wheel slip control system issues on a per axle basis an axle reduction signal indicative of a percentage by which to redu... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5718487 | Brake control system for doubled ended locomotive A system for electronically controlling brakes on a train through a double ended locomotive is disclosed. The electronic brake control system comprises a first cab station, a second cab station and a brake control device which communicates with each of th... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5605387 | Brake energy balancing system for multiple brake units The brake energy balancing system balances brake torque of braking wheels of a vehicle having a plurality of cars carried by trucks, for applying and controlling the brakes of each group of braking wheels of the trucks of the vehicle. Brake torque is meas... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5428538 | Sanding control system for railway vehicles An electronic sanding control system for enhancing the frictional adhesion existing between the track rail and the wheels of a railway vehicle by functionally controlling the energization and deenergization of a sanding magnet valve with a plurality of OR... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5424948 | Locomotive traction control system using fuzzy logic A locomotive traction controller system using fuzzy logic to maximize the coefficient of friction between locomotive drive wheels and the rail on which the wheels ride. The locomotive traction system includes a fuzzy logic slip controller that provides a ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5390990 | Brake energy balancing system for multiple brake units The brake energy balancing system balances brake torque of braking wheels of a vehicle having a plurality of cars carried by trucks, for applying and controlling the brakes of each group of braking wheels of the trucks of the vehicle. Brake torque is meas... | 02/21/1995 |
