Electrically operated braking system having a device for operating electric motor of brake to obtain relationship between motor power and braking torque

摘要

An electrically operated braking system of a motor vehicle, including a brake (22, 32) having a friction member (106, 216) movable to be forced onto a rotor (104) rotating with a vehicle wheel, and an electric motor (20, 30) operated by an electric power supplied from an electric power source (320) to generate a drive force for forcing the friction member onto the rotor and thereby braking the wheel, a controller (50; 342; 360; 384) which determines an amount of the electric power to be supplied to the motor, depending upon an operating amount of the brake operating member (40), and a relationship estimating and utilizing device (50, S1-S10, S11-S27, S51-S60, S71-S80; 342, S81-S90; 360, S101-S110, S202-S209; 384, S301-S310; 550, 650, S521-S526, S531-S534; S601-S605; 650, 930, S951-S958, S1001-S1005; 650, 950, S1051-S1058, S1101-S1105) for obtaining an actual value of the electric power supplied to the motor during an operation of the brake while the vehicle is running, and an actual value of a braking torque applied from the brake to the wheel during the brake operation, for estimating a relationship between the electric power to be supplied to the motor and the braking torque to be applied to the wheel, on the basis of the actual values obtained, and for utilizing the estimated relationship. <IMAGE>