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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dale Scott Crombez, Livonia, MI (US);
Timothy Jurkiw, Macomb, MI (US);
Jerry Wayne Seal, II, Southgate, MI (US);
Jinkoo Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a brake-by-wire system that delivers a certain amount of brake fluid pressure to wheel brakes depending upon the position of a brake pedal. A brake-by-wire fallback or backup mode of operation is also provided. When activated, this by-wire fallback mode commands a certain, known magnitude of brake pressure. The commanded amount of brake pressure can vary based on the state of a brake pedal on/off switch, and can be set regardless of brake pedal position. This provides a backup to the brake-by-wire system without necessarily requiring a mechanical push-through backup system to brake the vehicle in the event a backup mode is required.