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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2018
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A brake controller includes: a necessary braking force calculator to calculate a necessary braking force that is a braking force generated by a mechanical brake apparatus in order to obtain a deceleration indicated by a brake command; an initial speed acquirer to acquires an initial speed; a target pressing force calculator to calculate a target pressing force that is a force for pressing a brake shoe against a wheel in order to obtain the necessary braking force; and a target pressure calculator to calculate a target pressure indicating a pressure of a fluid inside the brake cylinder that is necessary for obtaining the target pressing force and perform feedback control to adjust the target pressure based on a feedback signal acquired from a pressure sensor.