US 12,311,906 B2
System and method of preemptively readying a brake system
Joseph A. Labarbera, Birch Run, MI (US); Clinton L. Schumann, Holly, MI (US); Scott T. Sanford, Swartz Creek, MI (US); and Michael Wyciechowski, Grand Blanc, MI (US)
Assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US); and Continental Automotive Systems Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US); and Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/504,373.
Prior Publication US 2023/0119160 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B60T 8/92 (2006.01); B60T 8/88 (2006.01)
CPC B60T 8/92 (2013.01) [B60T 8/885 (2013.01); B60T 2260/02 (2013.01); B60T 2270/413 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising monitoring a state of health of a steering system of a vehicle using one or more sensors, and wherein the state of health of the steering system ranges from completely healthy to complete failure, and determining that the state of health of the steering system is at least one of less than completely healthy, at risk of partial failure, or at risk of complete failure, and thereafter pre-charging the braking system to reduce hysteresis or lag time to apply braking force or brake torque to a brake disc or drum connected to a wheel of the vehicle, and thereafter communicating brake force or torque requests to the wheel of the vehicle as a function of driver steering inputs including steering angle, steering angle rate, or steering torque.