Brake apparatus and method of controlling the same

Abstract

A brake apparatus may include a rotary member, a friction member configured to apply a frictional force to the rotary member, an electric actuator configured to move the friction member, a clamping force detection member configured to detect a clamping force in accordance with contact between the rotary member and the friction member, and a controller configured to control an operation of the electric actuator, in which the controller determines a reference position on the basis of a position of the friction member at a time point at which the rotary member and the friction member are separated, determines a clearance between the rotary member and the friction member on the basis of the detected clamping force on the basis of the reference position, and control the movement of the friction member on the basis of the clearance.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.