A method for testing a pressure-medium-operated electronic brake system of a vehicle having a valve and sensor device including a control pressure inlet, a control pressure outlet, a plurality of valves selected from electrically activated inlet valves, outlet valves, redundancy valves, and pressure valves, an actual pressure sensor for measuring an actual control pressure, a setpoint pressure sensor for measuring a setpoint control pressure, and an electronic control unit, which has a signal-conducting connection to the electrically activated valves and pressure sensors, for receiving pressure signals and actuating the electrically activated valves, includes testing the setpoint pressure sensor while the control unit is in a passive operating mode, passing the setpoint control pressure directly through to the control pressure outlet, measuring the actual pressure at the control pressure outlet using a sensor, and transmitting the measured value to the control unit for plausibility checking against the setpoint pressure measurement.

A test arrangement for functional testing of a brake control system in a vehicle, in which either a first parking brake system or a second parking brake system can be installed, wherein the brake control system has a control device with a first control module for controlling the first parking brake system, and has a second control module for controlling the second parking brake system, and wherein either the first control module or the second control module can be activated by means of a coding unit, in order to control the associated parking brake system, while the non-activated control module remains inoperative. The brake control system has a test unit with which a swap plausibility check can be carried out, which can be used to check whether the correct control module for the installed parking brake system is activated.

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.

In one aspect, an integrated circuit (IC) includes a magnetic-field sensor. The magnetic-field sensor includes digital circuitry that includes a first and second analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The digital circuitry is configured to receive a first and second analog output signals and, using the first and second ADC, configured to convert the first and second analog output signals to a first and second digital signals. The magnetic-field sensor also includes diagnostic circuitry configured to receive, from the digital circuitry, an input signal related to the first and/or the second digital signals and configured to provide a test signal at a pin of the IC. In response to a range parameter, the diagnostic circuitry is further configured to provide the test signal comprising a range of codes from the first and/or the second ADC corresponding to the range parameter.

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.

An electric hydraulic brake includes: wheel brakes configured to supply braking force to wheels of a vehicle; a main braking unit including a reservoir which stores brake oil, and a master cylinder configured to form pressure of the brake oil in conjunction with a main brake motor; and a hydraulic controller comprising at least one pump configured to pump the brake oil in conjunction with an auxiliary brake motor, and configured to selectively transmit the pressure of the brake oil formed in the master cylinder or the pump to the wheel brakes. The hydraulic controller includes at least one auxiliary flow path which is connected at a first end thereof to the reservoir and is connected at a second end thereof to an inlet of the pump to transmit hydraulic pressure from the reservoir to the pump directly through the at least one auxiliary flow path.

System and techniques for vehicle operation safety model (VOSM) compliance measurement are described herein. A subject vehicle is tested in a vehicle following scenario against VOSM parameter compliance. The test measures the subject vehicle activity during phases of the following scenario in which a lead vehicle slows and produces log data and calculations that form the basis of a VOSM compliance measurement.

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 method for determining a state of a brake lining on a wheel brake of a brake system of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The wheel brake has an electromechanical brake actuator which is designed to build up a force, such as a braking force, acting on a brake disc of the brake system by pressing the brake lining against the brake disc, and which is assigned to a first axle of the motor vehicle. The method comprises the steps of: detecting a first wheel rotation rate and/or first wheel speed of the first motor-vehicle axle assigned to the electromechanical brake actuator; detecting a second wheel rotation rate and/or first wheel speed of the second motor-vehicle axle; and determining the state of the brake lining on the basis of the first and second wheel rotation rate and/or wheel speed. A method for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle, a computer program product, a control unit and a vehicle brake system are also disclosed.

A method for diagnosing whether or not a judder detection module mounted on a vehicle is operating normally includes receiving a diagnosis request requesting that the judder detection module of the vehicle be diagnosed; preparing for an execution environment for diagnosis of the judder detection module; activating the judder detection module; forcibly generating judder in the vehicle; and determining whether or not the judder detection module operates.