Patent ID: 9296369
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B60T

Claim Text:
1. A brake control system for a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having wheel brake cylinders, the brake control system comprising: an electronic control device; a brake pedal, via an actuation of which a braking intent is specifiable by a driver; means for detecting the actuation of the brake pedal based on at least one of a pedal travel, a pedal force and a pilot pressure; and a plurality of secondary braking components which are controllable decoupled from the brake pedal for setting a brake pressure in the wheel brake cylinders as a function of at least one of the pedal travel, the pedal force and the pilot pressure corresponding to a brake pedal characteristic, wherein the electronic control device comprises inputs configured to detect a control element signal, vehicle state signals and vehicle surroundings parameters, wherein the electronic control device further comprises a function module configured to recognize a defined driving situation as a function of at least one of the detected vehicle state signals and the detected vehicle surrounding parameters, and wherein the brake pedal characteristic is variably settable as a function of the recognized driving situation.