ANTI-SKID BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE WITH FEATURE OF DERIVATION OF ROAD SURFACE FRICTION REPRESENTATIVE DATA

An anti-skid brake control system monitors wheel deceleration during a period from a timing at which vehicular braking operation is initiated to a timing at which anti-skid brake control becomes active. Because the magnitude of wheel deceleration during the period set forth above is approximately inversely proportional to a road friction, the difference of deceleration can be a road friction indicative data. A vehicle body deceleration gradient data for the first skid control cycle is approximated or projected on the basis of the road friction indicative data so as to derive a projected vehicle body speed indicative data and a target wheel speed indicative data for the first skid control cycle.