The present disclosure relates to an electromechanical brake system and a method of controlling the same, and according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the method of controlling the electromechanical brake system may include calculating a required fluid amount according to an actual pressure required for brake oil required to generate a braking force by the motor, calculating a ratio of the calculated required fluid amount and a required fluid amount reference according to a map, and applying the required fluid amount as the required fluid amount reference according to the calculated ratio.

This application provides a torque compensation method for a vehicle, a torque compensation apparatus of a vehicle, and an associated computer-readable storage medium. The torque compensation method includes: when a vehicle control module determines that the vehicle is in a sliding state during a brake idle stroke, obtaining, by the vehicle control module, a pressure of a brake master cylinder of the vehicle, and controlling a motor of the vehicle based on the pressure of the brake master cylinder to output a compensation torque. In this application, a range of the brake idle stroke of the vehicle can be precisely determined, so as to control the motor of the vehicle to output the compensation torque in a timely manner, thereby effectively suppressing sliding during the brake idle stroke of the vehicle and ensuring safe driving.

A brake system may include an actuation device, in particular a brake pedal; a first piston-cylinder unit with two pistons, in particular an auxiliary piston and a second piston, in order to supply brake circuits with a pressure medium via a valve device, wherein one of the pistons, in particular the auxiliary piston, can be actuated by means of the actuation device; a second piston-cylinder unit comprising an electric motor-powered drive, a transmission, and at least one piston in order to supply pressure medium to at least one of the brake circuits via a valve device; and a motor pump unit with a valve device in order to supply pressure medium to the brake circuits. The brake system may further include a hydraulic travel simulator which is connected to a pressure or working chamber of the first piston-cylinder unit.

A device for controlling a braking system of a vehicle may include a position sensor device which is designed to detect a position of a brake pedal and/or a piston of a main brake cylinder actuated by the brake pedal at multiple times, a pressure sensor device which is designed to detect a pressure in a fluid located in the cylinder at multiple times, and a control device which is designed to shift a braking assistance device into an activated state. The control device may make the shift when a temporal change of the detected position exceeds a predefined position gradient threshold value and/or if the distance between two detected positions exceeds a predefined position threshold value, wherein the position gradient threshold value or the position threshold value is provided according to a change in the detected pressure.

The braking device includes: a motor including a power terminal for power reception and being configured to adjust a braking force applied to a wheel in accordance with rotation of a rotary shaft; a substrate orthogonal to an extending direction of the power terminal and connected to the power terminal; and a housing provided at a position facing the substrate. The motor is provided between the housing and the substrate such that the power terminal faces the substrate, and is provided in the housing.

A control device for a first motorized pressure build-up device of a braking system of a vehicle. The control device is designed to output at least one first piece of information to an activation device of a second motorized pressure build-up device of the braking system by, under consideration of the respective first piece of information, a first motor activatable in such a way that a pressure prevailing in at least one partial volume of the braking system is varied in accordance with a pressure change signal, which is interpretable as the respective first piece of information for the activation device using a second pressure sensor unit of the second motorized pressure build-up device.

A braking system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the braking system includes a brake stack; an actuator configured to apply a compressive load to the brake stack; a servo valve coupled to a power source and to the actuator; and a brake control unit configured to operate the servo valve at a current ramp rate in response to a pedal deflection signal, wherein the current ramp rate is determined via a relationship between the current ramp rate and a brake pressure command signal.

According to at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for determining failure of a solenoid valve in a brake system, the method comprising: a first valve operation process of opening a backup valve that controls opening and closing of a flow path disposed between a master cylinder and a pedal cylinder and opening and closing a plurality of valves other than the backup valve in a preset manner; a first determination process of moving a piston disposed in a master cylinder to a preset first position and determining whether the backup valve is in a failure state using a pressure sensor; a second valve operation process of closing a mixing valve that controls opening and closing of a flow path disposed between a front wheel circuit and a rear wheel circuit, and opening and closing the plurality of valves other than the mixing valve in a preset manner; and a second determination process of moving the piston disposed in the master cylinder to a preset second position and determining whether the mixing valve is in a failure state using a pressure sensor.

A hydraulic pressure control unit capable of suppressing application of an external force thereto in comparison with the related art at the time when mounted to a straddle-type vehicle is obtained.

A hydraulic pressure control unit (1) includes a base body (10) that is formed with a master cylinder port (11), a wheel cylinder port (12), and an internal channel (13) communicating the master cylinder port (11) and the wheel cylinder port (12) with each other. The master cylinder port (11) is formed in an upper surface (25) of the base body (10), and the wheel cylinder port (12) is formed in a lower surface (26) of the base body (10), the lower surface (26) opposing the upper surface (25). The internal channel (13) is configured not to be able to return a brake fluid in an accumulator (33) to the master cylinder port (11) without interposing an outlet valve (32). An inlet valve recess (18) and an outlet valve recess (19) are aligned in a direction in which the upper surface (25) and the lower surface (26) are aligned.

A vehicle control system for controlling braking in a vehicle may include a braking system operably coupled to one or more wheels of the vehicle to provide brake inputs to the one or more wheels responsive to a torque request generated based on pedal position. The system may further include a pedal position sensor operably coupled to a brake pedal to determine the pedal position responsive to actuation of the brake pedal by a driver of the vehicle, a pedal feel simulator operably coupled to the brake pedal to provide tactile feedback to the driver via a pedal force applied to the brake pedal, an accelerometer for determining a rate of velocity reduction of the vehicle during the actuation of the brake pedal, and a feedback augmenter operably coupled to the pedal feel simulator to provide a pedal force offset to increase the pedal force provided to the brake pedal based on the rate of velocity reduction.