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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Zf Active Safety Gmbh, Koblenz, DE;
Inventors:
David Steinmann, Weibern, DE;
Dominik Schmidt, Boppard, DE;
Patrick Wiedner, Koblenz, DE;
Stefan Schmitz, Faid, DE;
Andreas Hoehn, Dreikirchen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF ACTIVE SAFETY GMBH, Koblenz, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/172 (2006.01); B60T 7/04 (2006.01); B60T 8/40 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/042 (2013.01); B60T 8/172 (2013.01); B60T 8/4077 (2013.01); B60T 13/662 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting a resistance on a brake pedal of a brake system, in which a brake pedal is pulled by an actuator, in which an ease of movement of the brake pedal is determined during operation of the actuator, wherein a resistance is detected as soon as the ease of movement is no longer clearly determined, and a method for controlling an actuator, a computer program product, control unit or system comprising a plurality of control units, and a corresponding device.