AUTOMATED VEHICLE OPEN-LOOP BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM
An open-loop brake control system for an automated vehicle includes a brake-unit and a controller. The brake-unit varies brake-pressure to operate brakes of a host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the brake-unit. The controller operates the brake-unit to an initial-pressure to initiate braking of the host-vehicle in accordance with a brake-model that characterizes vehicle-deceleration versus the initial-pressure based on a time-of-operation of the brakes.
1 . An open-loop brake control system for an automated vehicle, said system comprising:
a brake-unit that varies brake-pressure to operate brakes of a host-vehicle;
a controller in communication with the brake-unit, wherein the controller operates the brake-unit to an initial-pressure to initiate braking of the host-vehicle in accordance with a brake-model that characterizes vehicle-deceleration versus the initial-pressure based on a time-of-operation of the brakes.
2 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the time-of-operation of the brakes is used to estimate a brake-temperature.
3 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the brake-model is used to estimate a braking-distance of the host-vehicle.