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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2025
Bwi (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
David Fredrick Reuter, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Daniel Norbert Borgemenke, Springboro, OH (US);
Trevor Matthew Schlangen, Dayton, OH (US);
BWI (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
A brake system configured for use in a driverless vehicle. The system including a main controller, a first main unit provided with a first controller, and a second main unit provided with a second controller. The first main unit including a first brake circuit and a second brake circuit each including one or more valves configured to operate a first number of wheel brakes. The second main unit including a third brake circuit and a fourth brake circuit each configured to operate a second number of wheel brakes, the third brake circuit selectively fluidly connected to the first brake circuit and the fourth brake circuit selectively fluidly connected to the second brake circuit. The second controller configured to, responsive to the first controller malfunctioning, command the third brake circuit and the fourth brake circuit to operate the first and second number of wheel brakes.