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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Andrew Edward Toy, Northville, MI (US);
Jeremy Lerner, Southfield, MI (US);
Taylor Hawley, Oak Park, MI (US);
Mohammad Abouali, Canton, MI (US);
Ali Abdallah, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to extend brake life cycle are disclosed herein. An example vehicle disclosed herein includes a brake including a rotor and a brake pad and a brake controller to detect a request to determine a wear level of the brake pad, activate the brake to cause contact between the brake pad and the rotor, and determine, based on a latency between the activation of the brake and the contact between the brake pad and the rotor, the wear level.