A vehicle braking control apparatus starts to execute a hydraulically moving process to move a hydraulically-moved member toward a brake disc when an emergency braking control is requested to be executed to move the hydraulically-moved member and a mechanically-moved member toward the brake disc to apply braking force to a wheel of a vehicle. The vehicle braking control apparatus starts to execute a mechanically moving process to move the mechanically-moved member toward the brake disc when a predetermined time elapses since starting to execute the hydraulically moving process. The vehicle braking control apparatus stops executing the hydraulically moving process and the mechanically moving process and executes a hydraulically releasing process to move the hydraulically-moved member away from the brake disc and a mechanically releasing process to move the mechanically-moved member away from the brake disc when an execution of the emergency braking control is requested to be stopped.

A work machine with a mechanical brake touch-up system includes a power source that provides power to a rotational element. The work machine includes a brake that is configured with a piston to selectively engage a frictional element rotationally coupled to the rotational element, a position sensor for generating a position signal of the piston, and a control valve configured to supply hydraulic pressure to the piston to selectively apply a retarding torque to the frictional element, a speed sensor for generating a rotational speed signal. The work machine includes a touch-up controller which is configured to detect a retarding condition of the work machine based on the speed signal, and, upon detection of a retarding condition, control the position of the piston to a touch-up position between an engaged and retracted position.

A hydraulic brake system for a vehicle which has expanded functionality, where a pre-charge occurs in the brake system upon deactivation of the cruise control, reducing the time needed to generate pressure in each brake unit, reducing stopping distance. The pre-charge function involves generating pressure in each caliper of the brake system upon deactivation of the cruise control function of the vehicle, such that the hydraulic brake system is pre-charged prior to the driver of the vehicle applying force to the brake pedal, which reduces stopping distance. One aspect of the pre-charge function includes generating enough pressure such that the brake pads contact each corresponding rotor. Another aspect of the pre-charge function includes generating enough pressure such that the brake pads apply force to each corresponding rotor, providing a minimum amount of deceleration prior to the driver of the vehicle applying force to the brake pedal.

A method for compensating for excessively low actuating dynamics of a mechanical brake of a transportation vehicle, wherein a dividing unit receives a predefinition for a target overall retardation of the transportation vehicle and determines a mechanical target braking torque based on the target overall retardation and signals the same to the mechanical brake. The dividing unit predicts a mechanical actual braking torque of the brake by a model of the brake actuator and, based on the predicted mechanical actual braking torque, by activating at least one predetermined transportation vehicle component that is different from the mechanical brake, to generate a compensation torque, by which a control deviation which results when adjusting the mechanical actual braking torque to the mechanical target braking torque is compensated and the target overall retardation results in the transportation vehicle.

A vehicle electric brake device configured such that, when no braking force request is made, a piston of an actuator of the electric brake device is retracted to a set backward position so as to allow a clearance to exist between a friction member and a rotary body of the device, wherein a controller of the device is configured to execute, for the actuator, a clearance removing control in which the piston is advanced at a first speed and subsequently advanced such that a piston advancing speed is reduced from the first speed to a second speed, so as to remove the clearance, the clearance removing control being executed when the braking force request is generated, and a braking-force-request-dependent control in which a braking force in accordance with a degree of the braking force request is generated, the braking-force-request-dependent control being executed after execution of the clearance removing control.

Vehicles according to at least some embodiments of the disclosure include a sensor, and a computing device comprising at least one hardware processing unit. The computing device is programmed to perform operations comprising capturing an image with the sensor, identifying an object in the image, and in response to an accuracy of the identification meeting a first criterion, pre-loading a braking system of the autonomous vehicle. In some aspects, the computing device may predict that an object not currently within a path of the vehicle has a probability of entering the path of the vehicle that meets a second criterion. When the probability of entering the path meets the second criterion, some of the disclosed embodiments may pre-load the braking system.

Various residual braking torque indication devices, systems, and methods are described. The devices, systems, and methods can include a sensorized brake pad. An output signal of the sensorized brake pad can be processed to provide an indication of a residual braking torque. The residual braking torque indicator can be calibrated to reference data to provide an actual measurement of the residual braking torque.

The disclosure relates to a method for releasing an electro-hydraulic parking brake of a motor vehicle, wherein a vehicle status is determined, in dependence on the vehicle status, a pre-charging pressure demand is determined by a control device, in the event of a pre-charging pressure demand, a hydraulic pre-charging pressure is generated by a pressure generating unit, and in the event of a parking brake release demand, the pre-charging pressure is directed to the electro-hydraulic parking brake.

This braking control device pumps a brake fluid from a reservoir to each wheel cylinder by one fluid pump and includes an electric motor which drives the fluid pump; and a controller which controls the electric motor. The controller calculates a target fluid pressure on the basis of at least one among the vehicle wheel speed, the vehicle deceleration state, and the turning state of the vehicle, calculates a target discharge amount for the fluid pump on the basis of the target fluid pressure, and controls the electric motor on the basis of the target discharge amount. The controller has a front wheel calculation map of the relationship between the fluid pressure and the inflow volume of the brake fluid corresponding to a front wheel cylinder, and a rear wheel calculation map corresponding to a rear wheel cylinder, and calculates the target discharge amount on the basis of the maps.

A method for operating a brake system for a motor vehicle, wherein the brake system has a braking pressure source and at least one wheel brake which can be pressurized with a braking pressure which is provided by means of the braking pressure source and acting on a brake piston. For performing a diagnosis of the brake system, the wheel brake is pressurized with a braking pressure which corresponds to a diagnosis braking pressure and which applies a certain force on the brake piston, and a counterforce directed oppositely to said force is applied to the brake piston.