Hydraulic braking system and method

A braking system comprising:

• a brake actuator;
• a control valve disposed to direct hydraulic fluid to the brake actuator at a rate corresponding to a magnitude of a control signal;
• a control assembly;
• and
• at least one flow sensor and at least one pressure sensor in communication with the control assembly, the at least one flow sensor and the at least one pressure sensor disposed between the control valve and the brake actuator and configured to measure a respective flow rate and pressure of the hydraulic fluid to the brake actuator;
• wherein the control assembly is configured to ramp the control signal from a first signal level to a second signal level at a predetermined rate of change, the second signal level based on one or more of a predetermined stall flow rate threshold and a predetermined stall pressure threshold of the hydraulic fluid;
• and
• wherein the control assembly is configured to determine a flow-based position of the brake actuator based on the flow rate.

A vehicle comprising:

• at least one brake assembly;
• and
• a braking system, in communication with the at least one brake assembly, the braking system comprising:
• a brake actuator;
• a control valve disposed to direct hydraulic fluid to the brake actuator at a rate corresponding to a magnitude of a control signal;
• a control assembly;
• and
• at least one flow sensor and at least one pressure sensor in communication with the control assembly, the at least one flow sensor and the at least one pressure sensor disposed between the control valve and the brake actuator and configured to measure a respective flow rate and pressure of the hydraulic fluid to the brake actuator;
• wherein the control assembly is configured to ramp the control signal from a first signal level to a second signal level at a predetermined rate of change, the second signal level based on one or more of a predetermined stall flow rate threshold and a predetermined stall pressure threshold of the hydraulic fluid;
• and
• wherein the control assembly is configured to determine a flow-based position of the brake actuator based on the flow rate.