Patent ID: 8167383
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
1. A brake control apparatus comprising: a master cylinder arranged to raise an internal pressure of a wheel cylinder of a vehicle; a booster arranged to raise the internal pressure of the wheel cylinder by operating the master cylinder by an electric motor in accordance with or independently of operation of an input device of the vehicle; a pressure regulator provided with a hydraulic pressure source, and arranged to raise the internal pressure of the wheel cylinder independently of operation of the master cylinder; a control section including: a plurality of sensors arranged to collect information used to measure an amount of operation of the input device, wherein the control section is further configured to: wherein: the master cylinder includes a piston arranged to raise an internal pressure of the master cylinder by being moved by the electric motor; the sensors include a master cylinder pressure sensor arranged to measure an internal pressure of the master cylinder; the first controller is configured to: