Patent ID: 9260087
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B60L,B60T,B60W

Claim Text:
1. A brake system for a vehicle having a hydraulic brake system and a regenerative brake system, comprising: a brake pedal having a range of motion and configured to control application of the hydraulic brake system based upon a position of the brake pedal within the range of motion; and a brake controller configured to determine an inflection position of the brake pedal, the inflection position corresponding to a position of the brake pedal within the range of motion when the hydraulic brake system begins to apply a brake pressure over a predetermined threshold, wherein the brake controller applies the regenerative brake system based upon the inflection position, and the brake controller is further configured to update the inflection position when a gradient of a current brake position and at least one periodically sampled brake position is less than a predetermined amount.