Effortless readjustable braking system

1 . A brake assist system for a vehicle, the brake assist system comprising:

a pressure sensor adapted to be affixed to a brake pedal of the vehicle, said pressure sensor for measuring a pressure applied by a foot of a user upon the brake pedal and to produce an output signal proportional to the measured pressure;

a brake actuator connected to the brake of the vehicle, said brake actuator for applying a force to the brake of the vehicle, said brake actuator having a cylinder and a rod extending from the cylinder, one of the cylinder and the rod being pivotally affixed to the brake pedal, another of the cylinder and the rod adapted to be pivotally mounted to a fixed structure of the vehicle away from the pedal, the piston being translatable relative to the cylinder so as to move the brake pedal in relation to the output signal of said pressure sensor; and

a controller connected or interconnected to said pressure sensor and to said brake actuator, said controller converting the output signal of said pressure sensor to a signal for moving said brake actuator.

2 . The brake assist system of claim 1 , said pressure sensor being a load cell.

3 . The brake assist system of claim 1 , said pressure sensor been electrically connected to said controller.

4 . The brake assist system of claim 1 , said pressure sensor adapted to transmit the output signal with the pressure when the pressure applied to the brake pedal is greater than a threshold value.

5 . The brake assist system of claim 1 , said brake actuator being a servomotor.

6 . The brake assist system of claim 1 , the pivot point being on an arm of the brake extending rearwardly of the brake pedal.

7 . The brake assist system of claim 1 , said controller being adjustable so as to change a signal to the brake actuator relative to the output signal of the pressure sensor.

8 . The brake assist system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a motor/driver connected to said brake actuator, said motor/driver converting a signal from said controller to a signal for operation of said brake actuator.

9 . The brake assist system of claim 8 , further comprising:

a battery connected to said motor/driver so as to supply power to said motor/driver and to said brake actuator.

10 . A brake assist system for a vehicle, the brake assist system comprising:

a pressure sensor adapted to be affixed to a brake pedal of the vehicle, said pressure sensor for measuring a pressure applied upon the brake pedal and to produce an output signal proportional to the measured pressure;

a brake actuator connected to the brake of the vehicle, said brake actuator for applying a force to the brake of the vehicle, said brake actuator having a cylinder and a rod extending from the cylinder, one of the cylinder and the rod being pivotally affixed to the brake pedal, another of the cylinder and the rod adapted to be pivotally mounted to a fixed structure of the vehicle away from the pedal, the piston being translatable relative to the cylinder so as to move the brake pedal in relation to the output signal of said pressure sensor;

a controller connected or interconnected to said pressure sensor and to said brake actuator, said controller converting the output signal of said pressure sensor to a signal for moving said brake actuator; and

a hand control having a bar with one end affixed to said pressure sensor on said brake pedal, the bar of said hand control having an opposite end adjacent a steering wheel of the vehicle, said hand control having an arm pivotally mounted in the vehicle, the opposite end of the bar of said hand control being pivotally connected to the arm, wherein a movement of the arm causes the bar of said hand control to apply pressure to the pressure sensor on the brake pad.

11 . A braking system comprising:

a vehicle having a brake pedal in an interior thereof, the brake pedal having an arm extending rearwardly of the brake pedal, the brake pedal being connected to a brake system of the vehicle so as to apply a braking force to a wheel or to a brake disc of the vehicle in relation to a pressure applied to the brake pedal;

a pressure sensor affixed to the brake pedal of said vehicle, said pressure sensor for measuring the pressure applied to the brake pedal by a foot of a user and to produce an output signal proportional to the pressure measured;

a brake actuator connected to the brake system of said vehicle, said brake actuator for applying a force to the brake pedal of said vehicle, said brake actuator having a cylinder and a rod extending from the cylinder, one of the rod and the cylinder being pivotally affixed to the arm extending rearwardly of the brake pedal, another of the rod and the cylinder being pivotally mounted to a chassis or a fixed structure of said vehicle; and

a controller connected or interconnected to said pressure sensor and to said brake actuator, said controller converting the output signal of said pressure sensor to a signal for moving said brake actuator in relation to the output signal of said pressure sensor.

12 . The braking system of claim 11 , said pressure sensor adapted to transmit the output signal when the pressure applied to the brake pedal is greater than a threshold value.

13 . The braking system of claim 11 , said brake actuator being a servomotor.

14 . The braking system of claim 11 , said controller being adjustable so as to change a signal to the brake actuator relative to the output signal of the pressure sensor.

15 . The braking system of claim 11 , further comprising:

a motor/driver connected to said brake actuator, said motor/driver converting the signal from said controller to a signal for operation of said brake actuator.