Brake apparatus
Disclosed herein a brake apparatus may include a first motor configured to provide a rotational force to a first brake to brake a first wheel of a vehicle; a first drive configured to control a driving current of the first motor; a second motor configured to provide a rotational force to a second brake to brake a second wheel of the vehicle; a second drive configured to control a driving current of the second motor; a first processor connected to the first and second drives through a first network; and a second processor connected to the first and second drives through a second network separated from the first network.
1. A brake apparatus, comprising:
a first motor configured to provide a rotational force to a first brake to brake a first wheel of a vehicle;
a first drive configured to control a driving current of the first motor;
a second motor configured to provide a rotational force to a second brake to brake a second wheel of the vehicle;
a second drive configured to control a driving current of the second motor;
a first processor connected to the first and second drives through a first network; and
a second processor connected to the first and second drives through a second network separated from the first network;
wherein the first processor is configured to transmit a braking signal to the first and second drives through the first network based on an output of a first pedal sensor, and
the second processor is configured to transmit a braking signal to the first and second drives through the second network based on an output of a second pedal sensor during an abnormal state of the first processor,
the first drive is configured to control the driving current of the first motor to brake the first wheel based on the output of the first pedal sensor during the abnormal state of the first and second processors,
the second drive is configured to control the driving current of the second motor to brake the second wheel based on the output of the second pedal sensor during the abnormal state of the first and second processors,
the first processor is configured to integrate with the first drive, and
the second processor is configured to integrate with the second drive.
2. The brake apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the first processor and the first drive are configured to obtain power from a first power source of the vehicle; and
the second processor and the second drive are configured to obtain power from a second power source of the vehicle.
3. The brake apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
each of the first and second processors is configured to receive an output of a first wheel speed sensor for measuring rotational speed of the first wheel and an output of a second wheel speed sensor for measuring rotational speed of the second wheel, and
the first processor is configured to transmit the braking signals to the first and second drives to intermittently brake the first and second wheels based on the outputs of the first and second wheel speed sensors.
4. The brake apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the first drive is configured to receive an output of a first wheel speed sensor for measuring rotational speed of the first wheel,
the second drive is configured to receive an output of a second wheel speed sensor for measuring rotational speed of the second wheel,
the first drive is configured to brake intermittently the first wheel based on the output of the first wheel speed sensor, and
the second drive is configured to brake intermittently the second wheel based on the output of the second wheel speed sensor.
5. The brake apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first processor is configured to integrate with the second processor and to separate from the first drive and the second drive.
6. The brake apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first processor is configured to separate from the first drive and the second drive, and the second processor is configured to integrate with the second drive.
7. A brake apparatus, comprising:
a first motor configured to provide a rotational force to a first brake to brake a first wheel of a vehicle;
a first drive configured to control a driving current of the first motor;
a second motor configured to provide a rotational force to a second brake to brake a second wheel of the vehicle;
a second drive configured to control a driving current of the second motor;
a first processor connected to the first and second drives through a first network; and
a second processor connected to the first and second drives through a second network separated from the first network;
wherein the first and second drives are configured to receive a braking signal from at least one of the first and second processors,
the first drive is configured to control the driving current of the first motor to brake the first wheel based on an output of a first pedal sensor during an abnormal state of the first and second processors,
the second drive is configured to control the driving current of the second motor to brake the second wheel based on an output of a second pedal sensor during the abnormal state of the first and second processors,
the first processor is configured to integrate with the first drive, and
the second processor is configured to integrate with the second drive.
8. The brake apparatus of claim 7 , wherein
the first processor is configured to transmit the braking signal to the first and second drives through the first network based on the output of the first pedal sensor, and
the second processor is configured to transmit the braking signal to the first and second drives through the second network based on the output of the second pedal sensor during the abnormal state of the first processor.
9. The brake apparatus of claim 7 , wherein
the first processor and the first drive are configured to obtain power from a first power source of the vehicle, and
the second processor and the second drive are configured to obtain power from a second power source of the vehicle.
10. The brake apparatus of claim 7 , wherein
each of the first and second processors is configured to receive an output of a first wheel speed sensor for measuring rotational speed of the first wheel and an output of a second wheel speed sensor for measuring rotational speed of the second wheel, and
the first processor is configured to transmit the braking signal to the first and second drives to intermittently brake the first and second wheels based on the outputs of the first and second wheel speed sensors.
11. The brake apparatus of claim 7 , wherein
the first drive is configured to receive an output of a first wheel speed sensor for measuring rotational speed of the first wheel,
the second drive is configured to receive an output of a second wheel speed sensor for measuring rotational speed of the second wheel,
the first drive is configured to brake intermittently the first wheel based on the output of the first wheel speed sensor, and
the second drive is configured to brake intermittently the second wheel based on the output of the second wheel speed sensor.
12. The brake apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first processor is configured to integrate with the second processor and separate from the first drive and the second drive.
13. The brake apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first processor is configured to separate from the first drive and the second drive, and the second processor is configured to integrate with the second drive.
14. A brake apparatus, comprising:
a first motor configured to provide a rotational force to a first brake to brake a first wheel of a vehicle;
a first drive configured to control a driving current of the first motor;
a second motor configured to provide a rotational force to a second brake to brake a second wheel of the vehicle;
a second drive configured to control a driving current of the second motor;
a first processor connected to the first and second drives through a first network; and
a second processor connected to the first and second drives through a second network separated from the first network;
wherein the first processor is configured to transmit a braking signal to the first and second drives through the first network based on an output of a first pedal sensor,
the first drive is configured to brake intermittently the first wheel based on a output of a first wheel speed sensor that measures rotational speed of the first wheel, and
the second drive is configured to brake intermittently the second wheel based on an output of a second wheel speed sensor that measures rotational speed of the second wheel,
the first drive is configured to control the driving current of the first motor to brake the first wheel based on the output of the first pedal sensor during an abnormal state of the first and second processors,
the second drive is configured to control the driving current of the second motor to brake the second wheel based on an output of a second pedal sensor during the abnormal state of the first and second processors,
the first processor is configured to integrate with the first drive, and
the second processor is configured to integrate with the second drive.
15. The brake apparatus of claim 14 , wherein
the first processor and the first drive are configured to obtain power from a first power source of the vehicle, and
the second processor and the second drive are configured to obtain power from a second power source of the vehicle.
16. The brake apparatus of claim 14 , wherein
the first processor is configured to transmit the braking signal to the first and second drives to intermittently brake the first and second wheels based on the outputs of the first and second wheel speed sensors.