Patent classifications
B60T2210/10
Electronic parking brake system and control method thereof
Disclosed is an electronic parking brake system including: an electronic parking brake configured to generate a braking force in a vehicle by a motor; and a controller configured to operate or release the electronic parking brake, wherein the controller is configured to collect, according to detection of a driver's intention to park, at least one of vehicle information, surrounding environment information, or parking mode setting information of the vehicle; set a target braking force for parking the vehicle based on the at least one of the vehicle information, the surrounding environment information, or the parking mode setting information, and control a parking operation of the vehicle to generate the target braking force by operating the electronic parking brake.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING BRAKING OF COMBINATION VEHICLE INCLUDING UPDATING OF BRAKE PEDAL POSITION DECELERATION MAP
A method for handling braking of a combination vehicle (i.e., a towing vehicle and at least one trailer) includes vehicle-specific dynamic updating and implementation of a brake pedal position deceleration map, including utilization of brake pedal position information and vehicle motion information in conjunction with a brake pedal position deceleration map to trigger braking, determining an error in actual deceleration relative to a target deceleration is determined, checking whether compensation for the determined error would be limited by a trailer brake saturation limit, determining an adjustment of brake pedal position to correct deceleration when the determined error is limited by the trailer brake saturation limit, classifying the adjustment into one or more predefined correction categories, updating the brake pedal position deceleration map when the classified adjustment indicates remapping is needed, and utilizing the updated map in actuating brakes of the vehicle. A combination vehicle including a processor configured to perform the method, and a computer-readable storage medium, are further provided.
Remote control of a brake controller for a towed vehicle
This disclosure relates to remote control of a brake controller for a towed vehicle. An example communication system includes a controller management application operating on a mobile device and a brake controller that includes a wireless network controller to communicatively couple to the mobile device. The controller management application manages a plurality of profiles. Each profile includes characteristics of a corresponding towed vehicle. The controller management application receives a selection of one of the plurality of profiles, and determines braking characteristics based on the selected one of the plurality of profiles. The brake controller controls a braking signal to brakes of the towed vehicle according to the braking characteristics.
System and method for handling braking of combination vehicle including updating of brake pedal position deceleration map
A method for handling braking of a combination vehicle (i.e., a towing vehicle and at least one trailer) includes vehicle-specific dynamic updating and implementation of a brake pedal position deceleration map, including utilization of brake pedal position information and vehicle motion information in conjunction with a brake pedal position deceleration map to trigger braking, determining an error in actual deceleration relative to a target deceleration is determined, checking whether compensation for the determined error would be limited by a trailer brake saturation limit, determining an adjustment of brake pedal position to correct deceleration when the determined error is limited by the trailer brake saturation limit, classifying the adjustment into one or more predefined correction categories, updating the brake pedal position deceleration map when the classified adjustment indicates remapping is needed, and utilizing the updated map in actuating brakes of the vehicle. A combination vehicle including a processor configured to perform the method, and a computer-readable storage medium, are further provided.