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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2020
Brembo S.p.a., Curno, IT;
Francesco Camozzi, Curno, IT;
Fabio Meldini, Curno, IT;
Paolo Polvara, Curno, IT;
Daniele Casari, Curno, IT;
Tiziano Nannipieri, Curno, IT;
Salvatore Bonomo, Curno, IT;
Brembo S.p.A., Bergamo, IT;
Abstract
A method for detecting and measuring a braking force and/or a braking torque deriving from actuation of a vehicle braking system includes incorporating a fiber-optic strain sensor of fiber Bragg grating type in a respective position in a portion of material of the body of the brake caliper susceptible to deformation, detecting, by the fiber-optic strain sensor local deformation and/or strain acting in the respective position, generating a respective first photonic signal representative of the detected deformation and/or strain, receiving the first photonic signal, by an optical reading/interrogation unit optically connected to the fiber-optic strain sensor, generating, by the optical reading/interrogation unit, a first electrical signal representative of the local detected deformation and/or strain, based on the received first photonic signal, and processing the first electrical signal to obtain a measurement of the braking force and/or braking torque. A sensorized brake caliper and a corresponding system to detect and measure a braking force and/or braking torque are also described.