SSANGYONG Korando 2012 Manual page 987

4) HBA (Hydraulic Brake Assist System)
(1) Purpose
HBA (Hydraulic Brake Assist) system helps in an emergency braking situation when the driver
applies the brake fast, but not with sufficient pressure, which leads to dangerously long braking
distance. ECU recognizes the attempt at full braking and transmits the signal calling for full brake
pressure from the hydraulic booster. An inexperienced, elderly or physically weak driver may suffer
from the accident by not fully pressing the brake pedal when hard braking is required under
emergency. The HBA System increases the braking force under urgent situations to enhance the
inputted braking force from the driver. Based on the fact that some drivers depress the brake
pedal too soft even under when hard braking is necessary, the HECU system is a safety
supplementary system that builds high braking force during initial braking according to pressure
value of the brake pressure sensor and the pressure changes of the pressure sensor intervals.
When the system is designed to apply high braking force when brake pedal is depressed softly by
an elderly or physically weak driver, the vehicle will make abrupt stopping under normal braking
situation due to high braking pressure at each wheels.
(2) Operation
The brake pressure value and the changed value of the pressure sensor are the conditions in which
the HBA System operates. There are 2 pressure sensors under the master cylinder. When the ESP
ECU system determines that emergency braking is present, the pump operates, the brake fluid in
the master cylinder is sent to the pump and the braking pressure is delivered to the wheels via the
inlet valves . If the drive depress the brake pedal slowly, the pressure change is not high. In this
case, only the conventional brake system with booster is activated.
(3) Operating conditions
- Sensor pressure: over 40 bar
- Pressure changes: over 850 bar/sec
- Vehicle speed: over 30 km/h
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