Brake control device and brake control method

A brake control method, comprising:

• determining a braking request occurred when a brake-on determination condition is satisfied, said determining a driver's braking request occurred including
• performing a first determination that determines whether the braking request occurred based on a first plurality of input signals, and
• performing a second determination that determines whether the braking request occurred based on a second plurality of input signals;
• And
• determining a braking cancellation occurred when a brake-off determination condition is satisfied, said determining a braking cancellation occurred including
• performing a third determination that determines whether the braking cancellation occurred based on a third plurality of input signals, and
• performing a fourth determination that determines whether the braking cancellation has occurred based on a fourth plurality of input signals.

A brake control device that determines an operational state of a brake pedal, said brake control device comprising:

• a control unit that determines whether a brake pedal is in a depressed state or a released state based on a plurality of input signals from a plurality of sensors, said plurality of input signals including a pedal stroke signal from a pedal stroke sensor and a pressure signal from a pressure sensor,
• wherein said control unit recognizes said depressed state when a brake-on condition is satisfied, and said control unit recognizes said released state when a brake-off condition is satisfied,
• wherein said control unit determines whether said brake-on condition is satisfied based on a first determination performed by said control unit and a second determination performed by said control unit, said first determination including evaluating whether a first plurality of signals that includes said pedal stroke signal meets a first brake-on criterion, said second determination including evaluating whether a second plurality of signals that includes said first pressure signal meets a second brake-on criterion, and wherein said control unit determines whether said brake-off condition is satisfied based on a third determination performed by said control unit and a fourth determination performed by said control unit, said third determination including evaluating whether a third plurality of signals meets a first brake-off criterion, said fourth determination including evaluating whether a fourth plurality of signals meets a second brake-off criterion.