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US 10,549,738 B2Granted
Vehicle brake operation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBrandon Beauvais, Daniel A. Gabor
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Abstract
A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate a vehicle brake according to a specified brake torque, receive user input to exceed the specified brake torque, and actuate a brake fluid valve to attain a brake fluid pressure to maintain the specified brake torque.
Claims20
A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- specify a brake torque to attain a specified vehicle acceleration;
- actuate a vehicle brake according to the specified brake torque;
- then, receive user input to exceed the specified brake torque;
- and
- actuate a brake fluid valve to attain a brake fluid pressure to maintain the specified brake torque.
2 more elements
A vehicle brake system, comprising:
- a brake pedal;
- a brake fluid pump;
- a brake fluid valve in communication with the brake pedal;
- means for specifying a brake torque to attain a specified vehicle acceleration;
- means for actuating the brake fluid pump according to the specified brake torque;
- means for receiving user input exceeding the specified brake torque;
- and
- means for actuating the brake fluid valve to attain a brake fluid pressure to maintain the specified brake torque upon receiving user input.
5 more elements
A method, comprising:
- specifying a brake torque to attain a specified vehicle acceleration;
- actuating a vehicle brake according to the specified brake torque;
- then, receiving user input to exceed the specified brake torque;
- and
- actuating a brake fluid valve to attain a brake fluid pressure to maintain the specified brake torque.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.