Patent ID: 8548708
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A brake system for a vehicle, comprising: a first brake control device and a second brake control device, each of the first and second brake control devices being configured to (a) detect, in the active state, an input of a driver of the vehicle for reducing the current speed of the vehicle and (b) output a corresponding control signal when the input is detected; four wheel actuator devices respectively assigned to four different wheels of the vehicle and configured to exert, in the active state, a braking torque on the associated wheel upon receiving the corresponding control signal; and a first signal line and a second signal line configured to transmit the control signal, the first signal line connecting the first brake control device to two of the four wheel actuator devices, and the second signal line connecting the second brake control device to the other two wheel actuator devices; wherein each of the four wheel actuator devices is further configured to detect, in the active state, whether at least one of the following two conditions is satisfied: (a) a specified number of at least one of the first and second brake control devices are in the inactive state; and (b) a specified number of wheel actuator devices are in the inactive state, and if at least one of the conditions (a) and (b) is satisfied, each of the four wheel actuator devices is further configured to automatically brake the corresponding wheel of the vehicle associated with the at least one of the first and second brake control devices.