Brake by wire
AssigneeMagna International Inc.
InventorsFrank Gabbianelli, Todd Deaville, Matthew Williamson, Benjamin Saltsman, Warren Young, Timothy Reaburn
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AssigneeMagna International Inc.
InventorsFrank Gabbianelli, Todd Deaville, Matthew Williamson, Benjamin Saltsman, Warren Young, Timothy Reaburn
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An electrohydraulic actuator assembly for use in a brake-by-wire hydraulic brake system. The electrohydraulic actuator assembly includes a pair of electrohydraulic actuator EHA units. One EHA unit provides fluid to front brakes and the other EHA unit provides fluid to rear brakes. Each EHA unit includes an electric motor, a reduction gear unit, a pair of magnetorheological clutches, and a pair of fluid pumps. The system further including an ECU that actuates the electric motor and controls engagement of the clutches to cause the fluid pump to pump brake fluid to at least one of the front and rear brakes. The system further includes a regeneration system for providing supplemental electricity to the electric motors.
An electrohydraulic brake system, comprising:
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