Method and apparatus for parking brake hold assist in a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10688975-B2
Application number	US-201815994475-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2018
Priority date	May 31, 2018
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

The present application generally relates to a method and apparatus for application of a park hold assist system in a motor vehicle. In particular, the system is operative to receive an activation signal and to determine that the vehicle is in a park hold assist condition, such as inclined road surface, attached trailer or wheel rotation while transmission is in the park position. The system is operative to apply the hydraulic brakes in response to this condition thereby engaging a brake mechanism on all wheels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving an operational state control signal indicating an on state;
determining a park hold assist condition wherein the park hold assist condition is indicative of an inclined road surface, a park selection of a transmission and an attached trailer to a host vehicle;
generating a first brake control signal to activate a four wheel brake system in response to the operational state control signal and the park hold assist condition;
detecting a state change in at least one of the operational state control signal and the park hold assist condition; and
generating a second brake control signal to deactivate the four wheel brake system in response to detecting the state change.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the park hold assist condition is indicative of a road grade greater than ten degrees.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the park hold assist condition indicative of the attached trailer to the host vehicle is detected by a trailer detection system.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the park hold assist condition is indicative of the park selection of a transmission is determined in response to a controller via a vehicle communications bus.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the park hold assist condition is indicative of an engaged parking brake.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating a trailer control signal to engage a trailer brake in response to the park hold assist condition indicating the attached trailer to the host vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the park hold assist condition is indicative of a tire rotation.

8. An apparatus comprising:
a user interface for receiving a user input and generating an operational state control signal;
a sensor for determining a park assist condition and generating a data indicating the park assist condition, wherein the park hold assist condition is indicative of an inclined road surface, a park selection of a vehicle transmission and an attached trailer to a host vehicle;
a four wheel brake system for performing a park hold assist in response to a first brake control signal and deactivating the park hold assist in response to a second brake control signal; and
a controller for receiving the operational state control signal indicating an on state, accessing the data indicating the park assist condition and generating a first brake control signal to activate a four wheel brake system in response to the operational state control signal and the park hold assist condition, the controller being further operative to detect a state change in at least one of the operational state control signal and the park hold assist condition and generating a second brake control signal to deactivate the four wheel brake system in response to detecting the state change.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the park hold assist condition is indicative of a road grade greater than ten degrees.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the park hold assist condition indicative of the attached trailer to the host vehicle is detected by a trailer detection system.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the park hold assist condition indicative of the park selection of the vehicle transmission is determined in response to a controller via a vehicle communications bus.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising a vehicle parking brake and wherein the park hold assist condition is indicative of an engaged vehicle parking brake.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising a trailer detection sensor for generating a trailer control signal to engage a trailer brake in response to the park hold assist condition indicating the attached trailer to the host vehicle.

14. A method of engaging a park assist system comprising:
receiving an activation signal from a user interface;
determining a park assist condition, wherein the park hold assist condition is indicative of an inclined road surface, a park selection of a transmission and an attached trailer to a host vehicle; and
generating a park assist control signal in response to reception of the activation signal and determination of the park assist condition wherein a four wheel brake system is activated in response to the park assist control signal.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the park assist condition is indicative of a road grade greater than ten degrees.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the park assist condition is indicative of an attached trailer to a host vehicle detected by a trailer detection system.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the park assist condition is determined in response to a controller via a vehicle communications bus.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein the park assist condition is indicative of an engaged parking brake.

19. The method of claim 14 further comprising generating a trailer control signal to engage a trailer brake in response to the park assist condition indicating the attached trailer to the host vehicle.

20. The method of claim 14 wherein the park assist condition is indicative of a tire rotation.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Brinkman Todd J
• Pennala John W
• Krueger Eric E
• Thibodeau Harold B
• Bruneel Ii Frank R

Classifications

• B60T2201/06

  Hill holder; Start aid systems on inclined road · CPC title

• B60T8/17 Primary

  Using electrical or electronic regulation means to control braking {(detecting or indicating faulty operation B60T8/885)} · CPC title

• B60T2260/04

  Automatic transmission · CPC title

• B60T8/1708 Primary

  for lorries or tractor-trailer combinations · CPC title

• B60T13/74

  with electrical assistance or drive · CPC title