Vehicle braking system
AssigneeFaction Technology, Inc.
InventorsAin MCKENDRICK, Andrea MARIOTTI, Mike LOWE, Peter SCHMIDT, Peter John DOYLE
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Abstract
A vehicle braking system includes a processing device, a linear actuator, a master cylinder, and a braking caliper. The processing device is configured to receive a heartbeat from an operating vehicle. The linear actuator is communicatively coupled to the processing device. The master cylinder is coupled to the linear actuator. Upon not receiving the heartbeat within a threshold period of time, the processing device is configured to transmit a signal to the linear actuator to cause a force to be transmitted to the master cylinder, actuating the braking caliper, and causing the operating vehicle to stop.
Claims19
A vehicle braking system, comprising:
- a processing device configured to receive a heartbeat from an operating vehicle;
- a linear actuator communicatively coupled to the processing device;
- a master cylinder coupled to the linear actuator;
- and
- a braking caliper,
- wherein upon the processing device not receiving the heartbeat within a threshold period of time, the processing device transmitting a signal to the linear actuator to cause a force to be transmitted to the master cylinder, actuating the braking caliper, and causing the operating vehicle to stop.
A method to operate a vehicle braking system, the method comprising:
- monitoring a heartbeat signal from an operating vehicle;
- in response to detecting a heartbeat in the heartbeat signal within a threshold amount of time from a prior detected heartbeat, continuing to monitor the heartbeat signal;
- and
- in response to not detecting the heartbeat in the heartbeat signal within the threshold amount of time from the prior detected heartbeat, actuating a braking system of the operating vehicle to slow the operating vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.