Patent ID: 8255103

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a brake pedal having a detectable travel position and a detectable apply force; a travel sensor configured to measure the detectable travel position; a force sensor configured to measure the detectable apply force; at least one electronic braking system component configured for braking the vehicle in response to at least one of the detectable travel position and the detectable apply force; and a controller in communication with the travel and force sensors, the controller having a stored threshold apply force, wherein the controller is configured to determine a first braking torque request from a force lookup table solely using the detectable apply force, a second braking torque request from a travel lookup table solely using the detectable travel position, and a third braking force request which selectively transitions from the first braking torque request to the second braking torque request using a linear data fitting operation that interpolates between the force lookup table and the travel lookup table; wherein the controller is further configured to apply the at least one electronic braking system component using: the first braking torque request solely from the force lookup table when a detected apply force measured by the force sensor is greater than the stored threshold apply force; the second braking torque request solely from the travel lookup table when the detected apply force is less than the stored threshold apply force; and the third braking torque request only upon release of the brake pedal when the detected apply force drops below the threshold apply force to thereby linearly transition from the first braking torque request to the second braking torque request.