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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John P. Joyce, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Scott J. Lauffer, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60T 8/171 (2006.01); B60T 8/88 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/221 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60T 8/171 (2013.01); B60T 8/885 (2013.01); B60T 2270/402 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes an autonomous sub-system that includes first and second braking modules. Each of the modules includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor for detecting a fault. The system further includes a brake sub-system programmed to actuate a brake mechanism in response to a signal from the second braking module. The autonomous sub-system is further programmed to select one of the braking modules to provide a signal to the brake mechanism depending on whether a fault is detected.