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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2008
Iwao Izumikawa, Toyota, JP;
Tetsuya Miyazaki, Toyota, JP;
Iwao Izumikawa, Toyota, JP;
Tetsuya Miyazaki, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
In a stroke sensor abnormality determining device, a stroke sensor detects the stroke of a brake pedal by detecting a voltage that varies in accordance with the stroke of the brake pedal. An abnormality determining section determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the stroke sensor on the basis of the voltage detected by the stroke sensor. A pedal position determining section determines whether the brake pedal is positioned near a stroke start end. If it is determined that the brake pedal is positioned near the stroke start end, the abnormality determining section does not determine that an abnormality has occurred in the stroke sensor.