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Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2023
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Joshua Lo, Whitby, CA;

Edward Thomas Heil, Howell, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60T 13/74 (2006.01); B60W 10/192 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/221 (2013.01); B60T 13/741 (2013.01); B60W 10/192 (2013.01); B60T 2270/406 (2013.01);
Abstract

A brake actuator control system for a vehicle includes: a maximum load module configured to determine maximum clamping loads of brake actuators, respectively, of the vehicle, the brake actuators configured to, independently of each other, slow rotation of wheels, respectively, of the vehicle; a limit module configured to set a load limit to a minimum one of the maximum clamping loads of the brake actuators; a target load module configured to limit a target load for the brake actuators to less than or equal to the load limit; and a power control module configured to apply power to electric motors of the brake actuators, respectively, based on the target load.


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