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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Thomas Svensson, Leichlingen, DE;
Rudolf Daniels, Wermelskirchen, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a hydraulic brake system for a motor vehicle and a method for the detection of a fault condition of the hydraulic brake system. An electronic control device determines at least one pressure value of the brake fluid of the brake system and at least one volume value of the brake master cylinder associated with the pressure value during an operation of a brake master cylinder. The electronic control device compares the determined pressure value and volume value with at least one pair of pressure-volume reference values for the detection of a fault condition of the brake system, wherein at least two different fault conditions of the brake system can be differentiated based on the comparison.