Product Information

ESP
Electronic
Stability Program
ESP makes even more of EBS

Features
● Detects unstable driving situations at a very early stage
● Decisively improves handling and braking response
by taking the vehicle’s transverse dynamics into account
● In critical situations ensures that the vehicle remains
controllable by intervening in the drivetrain and brake
management
● Stabilises the vehicle in critical driving situations on roads
with high and low coefficients of friction (µ)
● With towing vehicle/trailer combinations, reduces
the danger of jackknifing when cornering
● Reduces the possibility of roll over in critical situations

KNORR-BREMSE
Systems for Commercial Vehicles
Increased safety in sudden, critical situations

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Tractor understeering
Zugmaschine untersteuert Tractor oversteering
Zugmaschine übersteuert
Electronic Stability Program

ESP
ESP ESP
ESP
Braking the left
Linkes Antriebsrad Braking the right
Rechtes Vorderrad
rear wheel of the
der Zugmaschine front wheel of the
der Zugmaschine
tractor
wird gebremst tractor and
und Aufliegerachsen
Dynamic Stability Program Roll Over Prevention all trailergebremst
werden wheels

Jackknifing Cornering
Oversteering Lane changing
Understeering Obstacle avoidance

ESP braking force

ESP-Bremskraft Yaw moment
Giermoment
Low Coefficient of friction (µ) High

Two different situations are to be considered

when looking at the ESP function

Directional stability due to ESP

ESP only intervenes to restore directional stability when there is a
1 difference between the driver’s input (the direction wished for by the driver)
N
ESP le CA
Vehilicer CAN and the vehicle’s actual movement. One speaks of "understeer" when the
Tra
CAN
CAN vehicle travels on a greater radius than that defined by the steering wheel
LF
3 2 angle. The tractor/semi-trailer combination moves out of the curve and the
V2 CAN VA
V1 BA tractor is turned back onto the correct course by ESP applying the brakes at
V2
V3 the inside rear wheel. In the case of "oversteer", the rear of the tractor drifts
to the outside of the curve. In order to put the tractor/semi-trailer combination
1
V2 V back on course, ESP now applies the brakes on the tractor’s outside front
1 ESP ECU wheel and all the semi-trailer’s wheels. A perfect example of ESP capabilities
2 Yaw rate and lateral together with EBS.
acceleration sensor
2 axle semi-trailer tractor with EBS 3 Steering angle sensor
and ESP, 4S/4C configuration V1...V3 Air supply ESP: Prevention of roll over
LF Air suspension
VA Trailer supply line Especially in the case of articulated vehicles, ESP reduces the possibility of roll
BA Trailer control line over occurring.The system evaluates a variety of different sensor signals and,
with the help of lateral acceleration data, detects the possibility of roll over
at a very early stage. As a result, ESP reduces engine torque and the brakes are
selectively applied via EBS. The vehicle slows down and the danger of roll
over is reduced.

KNORR-BREMSE
Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
P-3513-EN-01

Moosacher Straße 80 · D-80809 München · Germany · Phone +49 89 35 47-0

Fax +49 89 35 47-27 67 · Homepage http://www.knorr-bremse.com