Patent ID: 7805232

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a brake pedal for delivering a braking request based on a detectable brake pedal travel position, a detectable brake pedal travel direction, and a detectable brake pedal apply force; a first sensor configured to detect said detectable brake pedal travel position and said detectable brake pedal travel direction; a second sensor configured to detect said detectable brake pedal apply force; at least one electronic braking system component configured to slow or stop the vehicle in response to said braking request; and a controller having a stored brake apply force window and an adaptive algorithm for determining a travel position-based braking torque request corresponding to said detectable brake pedal travel position, a force-based braking torque request corresponding to said detectable brake pedal apply force, and for adapting the travel position-based braking torque request to the force-based braking torque request over time to determine an adapted braking torque request, said controller being operable for receiving said braking request and selecting between one of said force-based braking torque request and said adapted braking torque request in response thereto; wherein said adapted braking torque request is determined by multiplying said travel position-based braking torque request by an adjustable multiplier factor, and said controller is operable for applying said at least one electronic braking system component according to said adapted braking torque request when said braking request is based on said detectable brake pedal travel position.