A braking device including a travel sensor, which consists of a movable travel indicator and a sensing device for detecting a displacement or position in an actuation direction, wherein the braking device is structurally combined as a compact unit including a housed electronic control unit, a hydraulic unit, and in particular a pump unit, wherein the sensing device is integrated on or in the housed electronic control unit and the sensing device is arranged directly or indirectly on a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is either a main circuit board of the electrohydraulic device or an additional auxiliary circuit board connected to the main circuit board electrically and in particular also mechanically.

A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, adjusting the feel of a brake pedal based on a comparison between a predetermined level of resistance to an input braking force and a measured input braking force.

A strain sensor is configured to detect a load. The strain sensor includes a deformable section having an annular shape, a first pressure-receiving section configured to receive the load applied thereto, a second pressure-receiving section connected to the deformable section, and a strain detecting element provided on at least one of the first pressure-receiving section and the deformable section. The first pressure-receiving section is connected to the deformable section in a first direction away from the deformable section. The second pressure-receiving section is connected to the deformable section in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the deformable section. The first pressure-receiving section is provided only in the first direction from the deformable section. The strain sensor can stably detect the load regardless of a method for applying the load.

Disclosed is a brake system. The brake system may include a first power source which supplies power of a first voltage, a motor which receives the power from the first power source and is driven to generate a hydraulic braking pressure while a vehicle travels, a second power source which supplies power of a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage, and a controller which receives the power from the second power source and controls the motor.

An electronic control unit (ECU) of an electric brake system and a brake system including same are described. The ECU of an electric brake system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is an ECU including a first motor operating to generate a braking pressure in a vehicle, a valve adjusting a braking hydraulic pressure according to the operation of the first motor, a second motor operating to provide a parking braking force for the vehicle, and a driver supplying AC power for the operation of the second motor, and includes a converter converting DC power of a first voltage into DC power of a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage; an inverter inverting the DC power of the first voltage into AC power and supplying the AC power to the first motor; and a controller receiving the DC power of the second voltage and controlling at least one of the inverter, the valve, and the driver.

A control method for a braking system of a vehicle is provided. The control method involves predetermining a clamping force threshold value detectable by a caliper sensor, identifying a defined caliper stiffness model, estimating a clamping force value using the caliper stiffness model, and generating an actuator control signal based on the estimated clamping force value.

Disclosed is an electronic brake system that includes a master cylinder unit including a master cylinder to which a master cylinder reservoir coupled to generate a hydraulic pressure, a hydraulic block provided with a hydraulic pressure supply device to generate the hydraulic pressure by an electrical signal outputted in response to a displacement of a brake pedal and a hydraulic control unit to transmit the hydraulic pressure discharged from the hydraulic pressure supply device to wheel cylinders provided in each wheel, and disposed to be separated from the master cylinder unit, a hydraulic block reservoir coupled to the hydraulic block, and a connection hose to connect the master cylinder reservoir and the hydraulic block reservoir.

A electric brake system includes a main device that provides a first hydraulic pressure to a plurality of wheel cylinders respectively installed on a plurality of wheels, based on a position of a brake pedal; and art auxiliary device that provides a second hydraulic pressure to first and second wheel cylinders respectively installed on first and second wheels among the plurality of wheels based on the position of the brake pedal in a state in which the main device does not generate the first hydraulic pressure. The auxiliary device receives power from a power network different from that of the main device, and the auxiliary device controls at least one of first and second parking brakes respectively installed on third and fourth wheels among the plurality of wheels. In such an electric brake system, when the main device fails or is out of control, the auxiliary device may auxiliary generate the hydraulic pressure required for braking and may generate braking force using the parking brake.

A vehicle braking system may include a first EMB assembly associated with a first wheel, a second EMB assembly associated with a second wheel, a third EMB assembly associated with a third wheel, a fourth EMB assembly associated with a fourth wheel, a control module to control application of signaling and power for operation of the first, second, third and fourth EMB assemblies where the power is provided from a first power network and a second power network, a first temporary power supply to backup the first power network, and a second temporary power supply to backup the second power network.

A brake system for a vehicle comprising brakes respectively associated with two axles of the vehicle, wherein the brake system is actuated by means of a primary controller and a secondary controller. The system is configured such that in the event of an error of the primary controller, the supply of a hydraulic fluid to brakes of one of the axles is interrupted. A method for operating such a brake system, a computer program product for carrying out the method, and a vehicle having such a brake system is described.