A foldable pedal apparatus for a vehicle includes pedal assemblies including pedal arms and pedal pads that are rotated rearwards and are thus popped up to a driver so as to be operated by the driver in a manual driving mode in which the driver directly drives a vehicle. Also, the pedal assemblies including the pedal arms and the pedal pads may be rotated forwards and upwards, so as to be located close to a front surface of a footrest panel and thus enter a hidden state in which exposure of the pedal assemblies to the driver is interrupted so as not to be operated by the driver in an autonomous driving situation.

The present disclosure relates to a control method of a brake system including a reservoir in which oil is stored, wherein the control method includes detecting a first level of a liquid level of oil stored in the reservoir, detecting a second level of the liquid level of oil stored in the reservoir, determining a decrease trend of an oil amount stored in the reservoir based on a time point when the first level is detected and a time point when the second level is detected, and limiting at least one additional function based on the decrease trend of the oil amount.

Disclosed are an apparatus for controlling an electromechanical brake system and a method thereof. An apparatus for controlling an electromechanical brake system of the present invention includes: a brake pedal detector unit configured to detect a stepping amount of a driver; a braking module configured to brake the vehicle; a memory configured to store a slope variable braking diagram set according to a characteristic value of the vehicle; and a processor configured to calculate a braking request value based on the stepping amount input from the brake pedal detector unit, and output a control command determined by a brake distribution ratio between front and rear wheels according to the braking request value to the braking module based on the slope variable braking diagram stored in the memory.

Device for a brake travel emulator with at least one integrated sensor, comprising a housing (5), a force sensor (18) both being connected to a middle part of a connection means (4). The force sensor (18) being arranged at a static unit (2), the housing (5) further comprising at least one conical compression spring (6), an axially sliding component (7), a connecting rod (9) comprising a varying diameter geometry, an oscillating means (48) capable of creating an electric field, and a displacement sensor (46), the force sensor (18) further comprising, a micro-controller (50), means for receiving applied force (41) and at least four coils (30, 31, 32, 33).

A piston-cylinder unit includes a piston delimiting at least one working chamber, in which a first seal for sealing at least one first working chamber is arranged either between the piston and cylinder or between a plunger connected to the piston and the cylinder. A second seal is arranged between the first seal and the first working chamber, and the piston-cylinder unit further includes a first channel arranged in the wall of the cylinder or in the piston, which joins the first seal and the second seal in the inner chamber of the cylinder. The first channel and/or a hydraulic line connected thereto may have a throttle device and/or a valve device. An electronic control and regulating device may have a diagnosis or monitoring function for a possible defect or failure of a seal. Multiple hydraulic devices may have such piston-cylinder units and respective control and such regulating devices.

A braking system for vehicles with collapsible actuation pedal may have an operating pedal operatively connected to a hydraulic pump having a delivery circuit fluidically connected to an accumulator device. The delivery circuit may have a hydraulic branch equipped with at least one normally closed control valve. The control valve may be connected to a control actuator which commands its opening when an impact or accident is detected by an appropriate detector or the control valve may be calibrated to open automatically when a limit pressure and/or flow rate value is reached in the hydraulic branch following the lowering of the actuation pedal.

A brake device for a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system comprises at least one brake device housing which has a front side oriented substantially in the direction of travel and a rear side oriented counter to the direction of travel after being mounted in the vehicle. At least one pressure medium container is arranged on the brake device housing and has a container housing. The pressure medium container has at least one first connection piece for supplying the brake device with a hydraulic pressure medium, which is oriented substantially parallel or at an acute angle to the direction of travel and plugged in a receiving seat formed in the brake device housing.

A brake device for a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system comprises at least one brake device housing which has a front side oriented substantially in the direction of travel and a rear side oriented counter to the direction of travel after being mounted in the vehicle. At least one pressure medium container is arranged on the brake device housing and has a container housing. The pressure medium container has at least one first connection piece for supplying the brake device with a hydraulic pressure medium, which is oriented substantially parallel or at an acute angle to the direction of travel and plugged in a receiving seat formed in the brake device housing.

A braking system for a vehicle, having a brake pedal, a position sensor unit for determining position data regarding an actuation distance and/or a pivot angle of the brake pedal of the vehicle, a force sensor unit for determining force data regarding an operating force with which the brake pedal is operated, a control unit, and an additional control unit. The position sensor unit has a signal connection to the control unit and to the additional control unit for transmitting the position data to the control unit as well as to the additional control unit. The force sensor unit has a signal connection to the control unit and to the additional control unit for transmitting the force data to the control unit as well as to the additional control unit.

A one-pedal control method and system for an autonomous vehicle, are capable of accelerating or decelerating a vehicle by use of a foldable brake pedal system when a foldable accelerator pedal system is broken down when a driver manually drives the vehicle or the mode is switched from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode, and capable of implementing a fail-safe function by use of an integrated safety function of software.