Patent ID: 11951873
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A braking system, comprising:
an electric motor that is configured to generate regenerative energy and provide a regenerative braking torque;
a memory configured to store a plurality of pedal maps, each pedal map having a different mapping of regenerative braking torque, engine or motor speed, and brake pedal position; and
an electronic control unit coupled to the electric motor and the memory and configured to:
select a pedal map from the plurality of pedal maps,
determine an amount of the regenerative braking torque to be applied based on the selected pedal map and an amount of braking force, and
control an amount of the regenerative braking torque to be applied.