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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Matthew Wessner, Marietta, GA (US);
Cristian Zucchetti, Greenville, SC (US);
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
Linear brake pedal travel measurements are provided using a diagnostic unit with at least two linear measurement devices. The at least two linear measurement devices are offset in at least a vertical direction from a face of the brake pedal lever, and therefore directly measure non-linear pedal travel values. Thus, in certain embodiments, the system is further configured to convert the non-linear pedal travel measurements received from each of the at least two linear measurement devices to a linear brake pedal travel value corresponding to an operated position of the brake pedal lever. The resulting linear brake pedal travel information may then be used to evaluate brake pedal performance or measure customer brake feeling in an objective and reproducible way.