A control device of a brake system, according to the present invention, includes, as redundancy, a first control unit for controlling the valve, the motor and the like of a brake system by receiving a sensor unit input, and a second control unit capable of performing the same function as the first control unit when the first control unit malfunctions, and thus the present invention can control the brake system of a vehicle by using the second control unit in an emergency situation in which the first control unit does not normally operate.

A brake system for a vehicle for acquiring at least one status variable for controlling the brake system, including: a primary control unit for controlling the brake system by at least one actuator and taking into account the at least one status variable; and a redundancy control unit for controlling the brake system by part of the at least one actuator and taking into account part of the at least one status variable, in which the brake system is configured such that, when at least one switch-over condition is satisfied, the brake system is no longer controlled exclusively by the primary control unit and is at least partially controlled by the redundancy control unit. Also described are a related method and a computer readable medium.

A control system of a BBW device may include brake-by-wire (BBW) devices provided to each of wheels of a vehicle to perform a braking control or a suspension control of the vehicle, sensors configured for detecting an operating state of each of the BBW devices, and controllers connected to each of the BBW devices to control a corresponding BBW device among the BBW devices, in which the controllers are configured to determine whether the sensors fail according to data received from the sensors, and when determining that any a sensor among the sensors fails, the controllers turn off any a BBW device of the BBW devices which is a target detected by the failed sensor, and perform the braking control or the suspension control of the BBW devices based on a traveling state of the vehicle.

A reaction force control system for a pedal that is configured to stably operate a vehicle in which an operating mode can be shifted between normal and one-pedal modes, without requiring a complicated operation, and without disturbing a driver. An operating mode is selected from a one-pedal mode in which a drive force and a brake force are controlled by manipulating an accelerator pedal, and a normal mode in which drive force is controlled by manipulating the accelerator pedal, and the brake force is controlled by manipulating the brake pedal. Reaction force applied to the accelerator pedal is increased for a predetermined period of time when shifting from one of the operating modes to the other one, and thereafter the reaction force is adjusted in accordance with a position of the accelerator pedal in the other one of the operating modes.

An apparatus for braking a vehicle includes wheel brakes configured to generate a braking force on each of wheels, a first actuator for supplying a braking force to the wheel brakes by using a first motor and a first master cylinder, a second actuator for supplying a braking force to the wheel brakes by using a second motor and a second master cylinder, a first electronic control unit (ECU) for controlling the first actuator and determining normal or faulty operation of the first and second actuators, and a second electronic control unit (ECU) for controlling the second actuator and determining the normal or faulty operation of the first and second actuators. When the first ECU and the second ECU are determined to be normal, the first ECU controls to brake some of the wheel brakes, and the second ECU controls to brake a remainder of the wheel brakes.

The present invention relates to a controller (27) for a braking system for a vehicle (10). The braking system has an independent generator (20, 22) on respective front and rear axles (16, 18). The controller (27) comprises an input (44) arranged to monitor a vehicle condition and an operating condition of the generators (20, 22). The controller (27) also comprises a processing means (46) arranged to determine a brake force distribution range between the front and rear axles (16, 18) based on the vehicle condition, and in response to a braking demand and the operating condition of the generators (20, 22), calculate a brake force distribution within the brake force distribution range. In addition, the controller (27) comprises an output (50) arranged to control the generators in accordance with the calculated brake force distribution.

A driver circuit for driving a brake having a first orifice adapted to be connected to a pressure source, a second orifice connected to a reservoir, a third orifice receiving a braking setpoint, and a fourth orifice connected to a brake. The driver circuit includes a proportional solenoid valve connected to the first orifice; an on/off solenoid valve connected to the third orifice; and a proportional braking valve provided with an actuator and configured in such a manner as to connect a brake selectively to a pressure source or to a reservoir. The actuator is configured in such a manner as to be driven by the higher of the two pressures delivered by the proportional solenoid valve and delivered by the on/off solenoid valve.

A method for driving a vehicle platoon having a lead vehicle and vehicles following the lead vehicle. The method includes providing first and second modes for driving the lead vehicle, by using a first brake map for the first mode and a second brake map for the second mode for braking the lead vehicle, the first brake map gives a lower brake force on the lead vehicle than the second brake map for equal brake requests; and/or by using a first acceleration map for the first mode and a second acceleration map for the second mode for accelerating the lead vehicle, wherein the first acceleration map gives a lower traction force on the lead vehicle than the second acceleration map for equal acceleration requests, and shifting from the first mode to the second mode when an operator of the lead vehicle has performed a predetermined driving action.

Provided is an apparatus for sensing a displacement of a brake pedal, the apparatus including: a shaft extending parallel to a movement direction of a piston of a master cylinder displaced by an operation of the brake pedal; a magnet supported by the shaft; a mounting member configured to couple the piston and the shaft; and a sensor configured to detect a change in magnetic force by the magnet, wherein the shaft and the magnet are accommodated in a shaft bore formed through or formed to be recessed in a hydraulic block including a plurality of passages and valves which control flow of a pressing medium, and the shaft bore communicates with a cylinder bore formed in the hydraulic block and receiving the piston.

Disclosed is a brake apparatus capable of minimizing the stress of valves. The brake apparatus comprises: a first wheel cylinder provided in a first wheel; a second wheel cylinder provided in a second wheel; a first outlet valve for controlling discharge of brake oil from the first wheel cylinder; a second outlet valve for controlling discharge of the brake oil from the second wheel cylinder; and a controller which opens and then closes one of the first and second outlet valves in response to a first braking command generated when a brake pedal deviates from a standard position, and opens and then closes the other outlet valve of the first and second outlet valves in response to a first brake suspending command generated when the brake pedal is restored to the standard position.