Electric parking brake control device

An electric parking brake control device comprising:

• an actuator that drives a motor configured to operate or release an electric parking brake;
• a control unit that controls the actuator;
• a storage unit that stores a state of the parking brake;
• a determining unit that determines the state of the parking brake based on current that flows into the motor;
• and
• a detecting unit that detects an ON/OFF state of an ignition switch,
• wherein, when the detecting unit detects that the ignition switch is in the ON state, the actuator sends current in a direction which causes the parking brake to be operated to the motor, and the determining unit determines whether the parking brake is in an operation state or a release state based on the current which flows to the motor,
• wherein the control unit compares a state of the parking brake determined by the determining unit with a state of the parking brake stored in the storage unit and the state of the parking brake determined by the determining unit, and
• wherein, when the state of the parking brake stored in the storage unit are in agreement with each other, the control unit controls the actuator such that the parking brake maintains the states which are in agreement with each other.