ELECTRIC BRAKE POSITION AND FORCE SENSING AND CONTROL

摘要

A brake system (10) including an electromechanical brake actuator (12) having an actuator ram (18) for exerting a brake force on a brake stack (14) of a wheel to be braked in response to a control signal. In addition, the brake system includes a force sensor (32) for sensing the brake force exerted on the brake stack by the actuator ram and outputting a force feedback signal based thereon; and a position sensor (30) for sensing a position of the actuator ram and outputting a position feedback signal based thereon. Moreover, the brake system includes a controller (26) for providing the control signal to the electromechanical brake actuator based on the force feedback signal and the position feedback signal.