发明名称 Methods and apparatus for braking
摘要 Methods and apparatus for braking may control a brake between three states. Methods and apparatus for braking may comprise a sensor for sensing information about a brake input device, may comprise a brake control system coupled with the brake and the brake input device, and may control the brake based on the sensed information and input to the brake input device. Methods and apparatus for braking may control the brake to engage a friction material with a rotor if the brake input device indicates the brake should be engaged, and to remove the friction material from contact with the rotor if the brake input device indicates the brake should not be engaged. Methods and apparatus for braking may determine a condition of imminent braking based on the sensed information and may control the brake to enter a ready-to-engage state accordingly.
申请公布号 US9340185(B1) 申请公布日期 2016.05.17
申请号 US201514876139 申请日期 2015.10.06
申请人 Brown Jeffrey C. 发明人 Brown Jeffrey C.
分类号 G06F19/00;G06G7/00;B60T7/04;F16D55/225 主分类号 G06F19/00
代理机构 The Noblitt Group, PLLC 代理人 The Noblitt Group, PLLC
主权项 1. A method for a brake system having a brake, a brake input device, and a brake control system coupled between the brake input device and the brake, the method comprising: receiving, by the brake control system, an input from the brake input device; controlling, by the brake control system, the brake to engage the friction material with a rotor in response to the input indicating the brake should engage the friction material with the rotor; sensing, by a sensor coupled with the brake control system, information corresponding to the brake input device; determining, by the brake control system and based on the sensed information, a condition of imminent braking; controlling, by the brake control system, the brake to enter a ready-to-engage state in response to the condition of imminent braking, wherein the friction material is closer to the rotor in the ready-to-engage state than in the disengaged position but not in contact with the rotor; and controlling, by the brake control system, the brake to position the friction material in a disengaged position only in response to the input and the sensed information indicating the brake should not engage the friction material with the rotor, wherein the disengaged position comprises a position in which the friction material is not in contact with the rotor.
地址 Phoenix AZ US