A variable type flex brake system includes: a driving control unit that receives interior or exterior information of a vehicle, provides an autonomous driving control mode or a normal driving control mode, calculates a required braking force in the autonomous driving and normal driving control modes, and generates a braking force signal corresponding to the required braking force; a first selection unit selecting a braking slope corresponding to a speed belonging to any one of low-speed, medium-speed, and high-speed sections to generate a first braking map; a second selection unit selecting a braking slope corresponding to a speed belonging to remaining speed sections that are not selected in the first selection unit, to generate a second braking map; and a braking control unit generating a braking-hydraulic-pressure signal based on the first or second braking map in response to the required braking force signal.

A hydraulic brake system for a vehicle includes a master brake cylinder, a hydraulic unit, and multiple wheel brakes. The hydraulic unit Ha at least one brake circuit for modulating the braking pressure in the wheel brakes. At least one wheel brake is paired with a bistable solenoid valve, which is looped into the corresponding fluid channel directly upstream of the paired wheel brake and which enables the braking pressure in the paired wheel brake to be modulated in a de-energized open position and locks the current braking pressure in the paired wheel brake in a de-energized closed position, wherein a volume equalization device which comprises a connectable accumulator opens into the corresponding fluid channel between the bistable solenoid valve and the paired wheel brake.

An electric brake system includes a hydraulic pressure control circuit configured to acquire a detected value from a hydraulic pressure detection portion configured to detect a hydraulic pressure in a master cylinder and control driving of an electric actuator in such a manner that a target hydraulic pressure corresponding to a braking instruction is generated in the master cylinder, a fluid amount control circuit configured to drive a fluid amount supply device disposed between the master cylinder and a wheel cylinder to control a fluid amount to supply to the wheel cylinder, and a storage circuit configured to store a fluid amount characteristic, which is a characteristic of the fluid amount with respect to the detected value. The fluid amount control circuit controls the fluid amount supply device based on the fluid amount characteristic stored in the storage circuit.

A control system for wheel-slip prevention in a railway vehicle with a pneumatic brake is provided. The control system comprises an input interface configured to accept a deceleration reference for controlling the pneumatic brake, and a memory configured to store a reference governor providing executable instructions for modifying the deceleration reference upon its violation of a wheel-slip constraint, and configured to store a controller providing executable instructions for mapping the modified deceleration reference to a sequence of control commands for controlling pressure applied by the pneumatic brake. The control system further comprises a processor configured to execute the reference governor to modify the deceleration reference and configured to execute the controller to map the modified deceleration reference to the sequence of control commands. Further, an output interface of the control system is configured to output the sequence of control commands to control the pneumatic brake.

The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling a braking device of a rail vehicle, wherein a pressure characteristic curve of the braking device is changed by means of characteristic curve change device as a function of a frictional characteristic of a type of brake lining used in the braking device.

A hydraulic actuator for supplying a hydraulic brake pressure to service brakes of a vehicle includes an actuator cylinder including a piston. A hydraulic working pressure of a brake fluid can be set in accordance with a position of the piston. The brake fluid is supplied from a hydraulic reservoir assigned to the hydraulic cylinder, and the hydraulic working pressure prevails in a working space of the actuator cylinder and can be output via an actuator output port on the actuator cylinder in order to supply a hydraulic brake pressure in accordance with the hydraulic working pressure. The hydraulic actuator further includes an electrically controllable motor. A rotary motion brought about by the electrically controllable motor can be converted by a conversion mechanism into a translational motion of the piston parallel to a longitudinal direction thus enabling a hydraulic brake pressure to be supplied by electric control of the motor.

A braking system for vehicles has a pilot pump with a manual actuation device, which is fluidically connected to an absorber device which simulates the driving resistance offered by at least one braking device. The system has at least one control unit operatively connected to at least one sensor and to the manual actuator device and is programmed to actuate the braking device via the actuator device when it receives from the sensors a braking action request signal. The control unit is programmed so as to correct the braking action requested by the user, actuating the manual actuator device so as to avoid blocking of one or more wheels or the occurrence of instability of the vehicle during braking. The control unit is programmed to induce on the manual actuation device at least one vibration when it corrects the braking action requested by the user.

A motor vehicle includes at least one hydraulically actuatable wheel braking device and at least one electric drive motor. A method for operating the vehicle includes monitoring a driver behavior upon an emergency braking operation, and activating the hydraulic wheel braking device for generating a hydraulic emergency braking torque when an emergency braking operation is detected. When the emergency braking torque is detected, the drive motor is also operated as a generator in order to generate an additional electrical emergency braking torque.

A vehicle braking system includes a master cylinder, and a wheel cylinder. A primary braking unit includes a first pressure generating unit distinct from the master cylinder and is operable to actuate a braking action at the wheel cylinder in a primary mode of operation. The primary braking unit further includes an outlet port connecting the primary braking unit to the wheel cylinder. A secondary braking unit includes a second pressure generating unit distinct from the master cylinder and operable to actuate a braking action at the wheel cylinder in a secondary mode of operation. The secondary braking unit an inlet port connected to the outlet port of the primary braking unit. The primary braking unit includes one or more ABS valves operable to control traction control and anti-lock braking in the primary mode of operation and located between the first pressure generating unit and the outlet port of the primary braking unit. The secondary braking unit is located between the one or more ABS valves and the wheel cylinder.

A method for defining at least one characteristic curve which, in a pressure-actuated brake system of a vehicle, represents a relationship between a brake pressure and a brake demand), and for operating a pressure-actuated brake system of a vehicle, in which at least one brake cylinder can be supplied with a pressurized medium under a brake pressure, and in which the brake pressure is formed based on at least one such characteristic curve, and to a pressure-actuated brake system of a vehicle in which at least one brake cylinder can be supplied with a pressurized medium under a brake pressure.