Abstract:
An adaptive braking system in which the speed of each wheel on an axle is independently sensed but the braking pressure of both axle wheels is controlled during adaptive braking by a single brake pressure modulator. Performance information from the wheel having the higher speed is used to determine when brake pressure should be reduced. Performance information from the wheel having the lower speed is used to determine when the brake pressure should be subsequently increased. If the ratio of the speed of the low speed wheel with respect to the speed of the high speed wheel drops below a predetermined level, the wheel having the higher speed controls adaptive braking.