A braking/driving force control method includes detecting an accelerator stroke amount being the stroke amount of an accelerator pedal, calculating a driving force to be generated by a vehicle driving force source when the accelerator stroke amount is larger than a predetermined first stroke amount, calculating a deceleration driving force to be generated by the vehicle driving force source when the accelerator stroke amount is smaller than a second stroke amount set to a value smaller than or equal to the first stroke amount, controlling the vehicle driving force source to generate the calculated driving force and deceleration driving force, and generating a braking force on wheels according to a depressing operation of a brake pedal by a driver and controlling a brake stroke amount being the stroke amount of the brake pedal according to the calculated deceleration driving force.

A method of taxiing an aircraft may comprise determining, via a controller, whether the aircraft is taxiing with fewer brakes active than a total number of brakes; and modifying, via the controller, a brake pressure supplied to an active brake of the aircraft as a function of pedal deflection in response to determining the aircraft is taxiing with fewer brakes active relative to the total number of brakes.

A driving assistance device for a vehicle includes a traveling environment recognizer, a braking force learner, and a braking force complementer. The traveling environment recognizer is configured to recognize traveling environment information related to an outside of the vehicle. The braking force learner is configured to, in a case where a driver who drives the vehicle has started a brake operation against a braking target recognized ahead based on the traveling environment information before a timing set based on a correlation between the vehicle and the braking target, acquire a braking force characteristic learning value based on a braking force generated from start to end of braking performed by the brake operation. The braking force complementer is configured to, in a case where the driver has started the brake operation after the set timing, complement the braking force based on the braking force characteristic learning value.

A brake apparatus includes a first motor associated with a first brake for braking a first wheel, a first drive controlling a driving current of the first motor to brake the first wheel, a second motor associated with a second brake for braking a second wheel, a second drive controlling a driving current of the second motor to brake the second wheel, a first processor integrated with the first drive and receiving an output of a first pedal sensor detecting movement of a brake pedal, and a second processor integrated with the second drive and receiving an output of a second pedal sensor detecting the movement of the brake pedal. The first processor transmits a brake signal to the first drive based on the output of the first pedal sensor. The second processor transmits a brake signal to the second drive based on the output of the second pedal sensor.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a braking system of a vehicle for distributing braking forces on at least one piston of a disc brake caliper of the vehicle. The method is performed by a braking system control system. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, by the control system, a request for applying a braking force following a braking action applied on a pedal/button of the braking system; applying the required braking force to the at least one piston; detecting a current characteristic frequency information of the braking system by means of at least one sensor operationally associated with the braking system, this characteristic frequency is representative of current noises and/or vibrations associated with the braking system; comparing this detected current characteristic frequency information with a reference characteristic frequency representative of a critical operating condition of the braking system;
if the detected current characteristic frequency information of the braking system is equal to the reference characteristic frequency, the method further comprises the step of: applying to the at least one piston of a disc brake caliper of the vehicle an additional braking force generated by superimposing a force signal having a time-variable amplitude on said requested braking force.

Provided are a brake hydraulic pressure control device and a brake system capable of generating a desired brake pressure even in a state in which a brake fluid does not easily return from a stroke simulator device to a master cylinder.

In a brake system (1) including a reservoir (31), a master cylinder (10), a stroke simulator device (40), a fluid pressure control unit (60), and a brake hydraulic pressure control device (100), the brake hydraulic pressure control device (100) acquires an imaginary stroke amount (St_est) of an input rod (5) on the basis of a pressure value (P_MC) detected by a pressure sensor (41) and controls a brake pressure (P_WC) on the basis of the imaginary stroke amount (St_est).

A method of controlling an idle speed of an engine of a vehicle, includes the steps of determining that the engine is decelerating to or is operating at a nominal idle speed, determining that a vehicle brake is applied, determining an actual or projected electrical load of at least part of a vehicle electrical system is beyond an electrical load threshold, and increasing the engine speed to or maintaining the speed of the engine at a speed greater than the nominal idle speed range as a function of the electrical load to increase the electrical output of a generator coupled to the engine. The method may include determining that the brake is ceasing to be applied and then decreasing the engine speed to or toward the nominal idle speed.

An automobile brake control method comprises: obtaining wheel rotation speed sensor information of an automobile within the current measurement period; and when the wheel rotation speed sensor information satisfies a preset condition, allowing the automobile to enter an aquaplane safety logic control mode, and after an ABS operates, allowing the ABS to exit front axle control and merely control a rear axle so that a driver takes over automobile control, until the next measurement period.

The disclosure relates to an electro-mechanical brake system including: an electro-mechanical brake configured to generate a braking force in each wheel according to a pedal effect applied to a brake pedal; a brake control unit configured to determine whether a wheel slip has occurred based on a wheel speed sensor values received from wheel speed sensors installed in wheels of a vehicle to set activation or deactivation of Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) control, and activate the ABS control on the electro-mechanical brake according to occurrence of a wheel slip, wherein the brake control unit is configured to obtain a first target wheel torque based on a wheel slip value and a road surface condition upon activation of the ABS control, and obtain a second target wheel torque by recalculating the first target wheel torque based on a communication delay and a mechanical response of the electro-mechanical brake.

A brake system may include: an electro mechanical brake provided with a motor and configured to brake a wheel of a vehicle based on a driving control of the motor; and a first controller configured to control the electro mechanical brake to provide current for reverse driving torque to the motor, based on a torque value of the motor at a time at which the motor starts being driven in a brake release direction according to a signal for operating an anti-lock brake system of the vehicle.