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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
James McKnight, Champaign, IL (US);
James L. Williamson, Washington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/04 (2006.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/042 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60T 8/172 (2013.01); B60T 8/3255 (2013.01); B60T 2270/82 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic control unit (ECU) is disclosed. The ECU may detect an emergency stopping event associated with a vehicle. The ECU may determine, based on detecting the emergency stopping event, that electro-hydraulic brakes of the vehicle are in a disabled mode. The ECU may determine, based on determining that the electro-hydraulic brakes are in the disabled mode, a position of a brake pedal of the vehicle. The ECU may override, based on the position of the brake pedal, the disabled mode to engage the electro-hydraulic brakes during the emergency stopping event.