A braking system for a heavy duty vehicle includes a first brake controller arranged to control braking on a first wheel and a second brake controller arranged to control braking on a second wheel, based on a respective configured wheel slip limit and on a respective brake torque request, wherein the first and the second brake controllers are interconnected via a back-up connection arranged to allow one of the first and the second brake controller to assume braking control of the wheel of the other of the first and the second brake controller in case of brake controller failure, the braking system comprising a control unit arranged to, in response to brake controller failure, reduce the configured wheel slip limit associated with the failed brake controller to a reduced wheel slip limit.

A braking system for a heavy duty vehicle includes a first brake controller arranged to control braking on a front axle left wheel, and a second brake controller arranged to control braking on a front axle right wheel. The first and second brake controllers are connected by a back-up connection arranged to allow one of the first and the second brake controller to assume braking control of the wheel of the other of the first and the second brake controller. The first and second brake controllers are arranged as fail-operational brake controllers. A third brake controller is arranged to control braking on a first rear axle left wheel, and a fourth brake controller is arranged to control braking on a first rear axle right wheel. The third and the fourth brake controllers are arranged to place respective rear axle left and right wheels in an unbraked state in response to failure. The third and fourth brake controllers are arranged as fail-silent brake controllers.

A brake system for a vehicle is disclosed herein, which is constructed for selective pressurisation and pressure relief of at least two pressure connections for brake actuators. The brake system comprises an electrofluidic pressure generation unit, a main cylinder unit and an electrofluidic pressure increase unit, which is fluidly coupled at the input side to the electrofluidic pressure generation unit and/or the main cylinder unit in such a manner that exclusively a volume flow of pressure fluid which is pressurised by the electrofluidic pressure generation unit and/or the main cylinder unit can be acted on with a supplementary pressure by the pressure increase unit. At the output side, the pressure increase unit is connected in fluid terms to one of the pressure connections. In addition, a method for operating such a brake system is set out.

A brake device for a motor vehicle with two axles, including at least one axle with an electric traction motor for driving and braking at least one wheel arranged on the axle, where energy can be recovered by means of the traction motor during braking. Each wheel has a wheel brake. A pressure supply is provided in the form of a piston-cylinder unit, which can both build up pressure and reduce pressure. The pressure supply forms part of a pressure supply device, having at least two connections, switchably connected by respective valves, to the brake circuits, an ABS/ESP unit and/or an actuating unit. An open-loop and closed-loop control device controls the at least one electric traction motor and components of the pressure supply device such that a braking deceleration can be set by closed-loop control for each brake circuit and/or each axle, with different braking torques at the respective axles.

A manual brake structure is employed to stop a bicycle or motorcycle and contains: a casing, a body, a roller, a first brake line, a second brake line, and a third brake line. The casing includes a first cap and a second cap. The body is housed in the casing and includes a first accommodation portion and a second accommodation portion having two first apertures. The roller is housed in the first accommodation portion and includes a trench. The first brake line is bent in half, fitted into the trench, and connected with a first brake and a second brake of the bicycle or motorcycle. The second brake line includes a first stop block and couples with a first controller of the bicycle or motorcycle. The third brake line includes a second stop block and couples with a second controller of the bicycle or motorcycle.

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for operating a main brake in case of a failure of an autonomous driving function of an autonomous vehicle. the system for operating the main brake in case of a failure of the autonomous driving function of the autonomous vehicle includes an autonomous driving control unit configured to perform control such that the autonomous vehicle travels in the autonomous driving mode, a main brake control unit configured to perform first communication with the autonomous driving control unit and to output a first control signal so that a frictional braking force is generated to a main brake by hydraulic pressure, and a regenerative braking control unit configured to perform second communication with the main brake control unit and to output a second control signal so that a regenerative braking force is generated to a motor.

A brake motor control device for control of an electric brake motor of an electromechanical braking device includes a connection unit configured to be connected to an auxiliary control unit for controlling the electric brake motor in an event of a fault of the brake motor control device. The electric brake motor is configured to displace a brake piston against a brake disc.

An electro-pneumatic service and emergency braking control system is described, comprising: a switching device arranged to allow the connection of a first group of control and feedback signals from an emergency braking control module to an electro-pneumatic emergency braking module when a monitoring device determines the correct operation of the emergency braking control module and to allow the connection of a third group of control and feedback signals from the service braking control module to the electro-pneumatic emergency braking module when the monitoring device determines the incorrect operation of the emergency braking control module.

A brake device for a motor vehicle with two axles in which at least one axle has an electric traction motor for driving and braking at least one wheel arranged on an axle, and in which energy can be recovered by means of the traction motor during braking, each wheel having a wheel brake. The brake device includes a pressure supply having an electric motor-driven pump in the form of a piston-cylinder unit or a rotary pump, which can both build up pressure and reduce pressure, and which is part of a pressure supply device. An open-loop and closed-loop control device controls the traction motor and components of the pressure supply device such that a braking deceleration can be set by closed-loop control individually for each brake circuit, each axle or wheel brakes of an axle, with different braking torques at the respective axles or wheel brakes of an axle.

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for operating a main brake in case of a failure of an autonomous driving function of an autonomous vehicle. the system for operating the main brake in case of a failure of the autonomous driving function of the autonomous vehicle includes an autonomous driving control unit configured to perform control such that the autonomous vehicle travels in the autonomous driving mode, a main brake control unit configured to perform first communication with the autonomous driving control unit and to output a first control signal so that a frictional braking force is generated to a main brake by hydraulic pressure, and a regenerative braking control unit configured to perform second communication with the main brake control unit and to output a second control signal so that a regenerative braking force is generated to a motor.