A method of operating a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle comprising a plurality of road wheels, a friction
braking system, a
powertrain system, and an
input device operable to receive control inputs from an operator of the motor vehicle, the method comprising: Receiving, via a vehicle controller by the operator via the
input device, a
vehicle control command with an associated torque request for the motor vehicle; Determining, via the vehicle controller, a drive
actuator limitation that limits a braking torque available from a driveline
actuator of the driveline
system; Determining, via the vehicle controller, a drive braking
torque distribution for the road wheels of the motor vehicle and a maximum braking torque capacity for the driveline
actuator using the drive actuator limitation and the operator-inputted torque request; Determining a first friction
brake torque request using the drive
brake torque distribution, the torque request, and a
vehicle control mode of the
powertrain system; Determining a second friction braking torque request using the maximum braking torque capacity, the torque request, and the
vehicle control mode; Determining a final friction braking torque command by arbitrating between the first and second friction braking torque requirements based on a braking
torque optimization decision; and Transmitting, via the vehicle controller, the final friction braking torque command to the friction
braking system and a final
powertrain braking command to the powertrain actuator; further comprising: Determining a road load correction based on a speed profile of the motor vehicle; and Calculating, via the vehicle control, a compensated torque request as the sum of the torque request and the road load correction when the vehicle
control mode of the powertrain system is a
cruise control mode. wherein determining the first and second friction braking torque includes the requirement: Using the compensated torque request as the torque request in response to the vehicle
control mode being in the speed control mode; and Using the torque request uncompensated by the road load correction in response to the vehicle control mode not being in
cruise control mode, wherein determining the first friction braking torque request comprises calculating a mathematical difference between: (1) the compensated torque request or the uncompensated torque request and (2) a sum of individual
actuator torque requests included in the drive braking
torque distribution for the road wheels of the motor vehicle, wherein determining the second friction braking torque request comprises calculating a mathematical difference between: (1) the compensated torque request or the uncompensated torque request and (2) the maximum braking torque capacity of the powertrain actuator determined from the drive actuator constraint.