| 摘要 |
<p>An Electronic Braking System for a vehicle having foundation brakes (137, 138) and a vehicle retarder (129), wherein an electrical braking demand signal (D) is generated from a single brake pedal and wherein the retarder (129) is operated variably or in small steps as the brake pedal movement is increased from zero, or rest, up to a partial point in its movement range which is calculated to give substantially the maximum retarder power based on the total mass of the vehicle such that for a full load condition this partial point occurs at low pedal deflection and, in an unladen condition where a given retarder will produce a higher deceleration, this point occurs at a higher pedal deflection, and in both cases pushing the pedal beyond the calculated partial point causes foundation braking to be commenced to supplement the retarder torque.</p> |
