Electronic mechanical braking method and electronic mechanical braking apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12497013-B2
Application number	US-202318300083-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2023
Priority date	Oct 13, 2020
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

An electronic mechanical braking method for an intelligent vehicle, a new energy vehicle, or a traditional automobile includes obtaining status information of a first control unit for performing braking control on a vehicle, where the status information is indicates whether the first control unit works normally, and when the status information indicates that the first control unit cannot work normally, performing the braking control on the vehicle using a second control unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for electronic mechanical braking, comprising:
selecting, based on priority levels of a plurality of control units, a first control unit of the control units as a primary control for braking control of a vehicle during normal operation, wherein the first control unit has a highest priority of the priority levels, and wherein the braking control comprises braking control information based on a slip ratio or a deviation in turning degree; selecting, based on the priority levels, a second control unit of the control units as a secondary control for the braking control of the vehicle; obtaining status information of the first control unit for the braking control of the vehicle, wherein the status information indicates whether the first control unit works normally; and performing the braking control on the vehicle using the second control unit when the status information indicates the first control unit is not working normally.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining input information comprising at least one of power supply information, ignition information, wheel speed information, vehicle speed information, acceleration information, pedal information, steering angle information, yaw velocity information, or braking requirement information; processing the input information to obtain braking control information, wherein the braking control information indicates a wheel brake of the vehicle; and providing a corresponding braking force for a wheel based on the braking control information.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein when the input information comprises the wheel speed information and the vehicle speed information, processing the input information comprises:
calculating a first speed of the vehicle from the wheel speed information; obtaining a second speed of the vehicle from the vehicle speed information; obtaining the slip ratio of the vehicle using the first speed and the second speed, wherein the slip ratio indicates an offset degree of the first speed relative to the second speed; and generating the braking control information using the slip ratio.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising generating the braking control information to instruct the wheel brake to increase the braking force when the slip ratio is greater than or equal to a first threshold.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein when the input information comprises steering angle information and the yaw velocity information, processing the input information comprises:
calculating an expected turning degree using the steering angle information; calculating an actual turning degree using the yaw velocity information; and obtaining the braking control information using a first deviation of the actual turning degree relative to the expected turning degree.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising obtaining the braking control information based on a relationship between the first deviation and a preset deviation threshold.

7 . An electronic mechanical braking apparatus, comprising:
one or more processors; and a memory configured to store instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the electronic mechanical braking apparatus to:
select, based on priority levels of a plurality of control units, a first control unit of the control units as a primary control for braking control of a vehicle during normal operation, wherein the first control unit has a highest priority of the priority levels, and wherein the braking control comprises braking control information based on a slip ratio or a deviation in turning degree;
select, based on the priority levels, a second control unit of the control units as a secondary control for the braking control of the vehicle;
obtain status information of the first control unit, wherein the status information indicates whether the first control unit works normally, and wherein the first control unit is configured to perform the braking control on the vehicle; and
perform the braking control of the vehicle with the second control unit when the status information indicates that the first control unit is not working normally.

8 . The electronic mechanical braking apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the instructions that when executed by the one or more processors further cause the electronic mechanical braking apparatus to:
obtain input information comprising at least one of power supply information, ignition information, wheel speed information, vehicle speed information, acceleration information, pedal information, steering angle information, yaw velocity information, or braking requirement information; process the input information to obtain braking control information, wherein the braking control information indicates a wheel brake of the vehicle; and provide a corresponding braking force for a wheel based on the braking control information.

9 . The electronic mechanical braking apparatus of claim 8 , wherein when the input information comprises the wheel speed information and the vehicle speed information, the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the electronic mechanical braking apparatus to:
calculate a first speed of the vehicle using the wheel speed information; obtain a second speed of the vehicle from the vehicle speed information; obtain the slip ratio of the vehicle using the first speed and the second speed, wherein the slip ratio indicates an offset degree of the first speed relative to the second speed; and generate the braking control information using the slip ratio.

10 . The electronic mechanical braking apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the electronic mechanical braking apparatus to generate the braking control information to instruct the wheel brake to reduce the braking force when the slip ratio is less than or equal to a second threshold.

11 . The electronic mechanical braking apparatus of claim 8 , wherein when the input information comprises the steering angle information and the yaw velocity information, the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the electronic mechanical braking apparatus to:
calculate an expected turning degree using the steering angle information; calculate an actual turning degree using the yaw velocity information; and obtain the braking control information using a first deviation of the actual turning degree relative to the expected turning degree.

12 . The electronic mechanical braking apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors further cause the electronic mechanical braking apparatus to obtain the braking control information based on a relationship between the first deviation and a preset deviation threshold.

13 . The electronic mechanical braking apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the instructions that when executed by the one or more processors further cause the electronic mechanical braking apparatus to obtain the status information when a working status of the first control unit is changed.

14 . A computer program product comprising instructions that are stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and that, when executed by one or more processors, cause an electronic mechanical braking apparatus to:
select, based on priority levels of a plurality of control units, a first control unit of the control units as a primary control for braking control of a vehicle during normal operation, wherein the first control unit has a highest priority of the priority levels, and wher

Assignees

• Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Haiyang

Classifications

• B60T2250/042

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