Granted Patent B2

US 12,515,625 · App. 18/104,046 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Inventors: Gwi Chul Kim (Anyang-Si, KR); Sung In Ju (Hwaseong-Si, KR)

Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation

B60T8/885B60L7/26B60T7/12B60T8/17616B60T8/94B60T13/662B60T13/741B60T17/22B60T2270/10B60T2270/402B60T2270/406B60T2270/604

Abstract

Claims (46)

1 . A braking system, comprising:

a hydraulic braking apparatus including a first hydraulic braking apparatus provided on one of front and rear wheels of a vehicle and a second hydraulic braking apparatus provided on another of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle;

a non-hydraulic braking apparatus configured for generating braking force in a wheel provided with the second hydraulic braking apparatus among the front and rear wheels;

a main braking force regulator configured for regulating braking force by controlling hydraulic braking pressure supplied to the first hydraulic braking apparatus and the second hydraulic braking apparatus; and

an auxiliary braking force regulator configured for regulating braking force by controlling at least one braking apparatus of the first hydraulic braking apparatus and the non-hydraulic braking apparatus, when a failure has occurred in the main braking force regulator,

wherein the non-hydraulic braking apparatus includes at least one of an electronically controlled braking apparatus and a regenerative braking controller,

wherein the auxiliary braking force regulator selects at least one braking mode from a plurality of braking modes in which the first hydraulic braking apparatus, the electronically controlled braking apparatus, and the regenerative braking controller are selectively combined, and

wherein the auxiliary braking force regulator selects the at least one braking mode by determining whether the electronically controlled braking apparatus is available, when the regenerative braking controller is unavailable.

2 . The braking system of claim 1 , wherein the electronically controlled braking apparatus is an electronic parking brake (EPB).

3 . The braking system of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary braking force regulator is configured to control at least one of the first hydraulic braking apparatus, the electronically controlled braking apparatus, and the regenerative braking controller based on whether an anti-lock braking system (ABS) is operating.

4 . The braking system of claim 1 , further including:

an autonomous driving controller configured for determining whether a failure has occurred in the main braking force regulator and the auxiliary braking force regulator,

wherein the autonomous driving controller is configured to stop the vehicle using the regenerative braking controller, when the failure has occurred in the main braking force regulator and the auxiliary braking force regulator.

5 . The braking system of claim 1 , wherein the electronically controlled braking apparatus includes a first electronically controlled braking mode and a second electronically controlled braking mode, generating braking force.

6 . The braking system of claim 5 , wherein the first electronically controlled braking mode is a mode that linearly generates the braking force of the electronically controlled braking apparatus.

7 . The braking system of claim 5 , wherein the second electronically controlled braking mode is a mode that non-linearly generates the braking force of the electronically controlled braking apparatus.

8 . The braking system of claim 5 , wherein, in the second electronically controlled braking mode, an operation of generating and releasing the braking force of the electronically controlled braking apparatus is repeatedly performed, using the electronically controlled braking apparatus based on a slip amount of a wheel provided with the electronically controlled braking apparatus among the front and rear wheels.

9 . A braking method of a braking system including a main braking force regulator controlling hydraulic braking pressure of a first hydraulic braking apparatus provided on one of front and rear wheels of a vehicle and a second hydraulic braking apparatus provided on another of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle and an auxiliary braking force regulator controlling the hydraulic braking pressure of the first hydraulic braking apparatus, the braking method comprising:

driving using the main braking force regulator;

determining whether a failure has occurred in the main braking force regulator; and

driving using the auxiliary braking force regulator controlling braking force by use of at least one of the first hydraulic braking apparatus, an electronically controlled braking apparatus, and a regenerative braking controller, when the failure has occurred in the main braking force regulator,

wherein the driving using the auxiliary braking force regulator further includes selecting at least one braking mode from a plurality of braking modes in which the first hydraulic braking apparatus, the electronically controlled braking apparatus, and the regenerative braking controller are selectively combined, and,

wherein the selecting the braking mode further includes:

determining whether the regenerative braking controller is available; and

determining whether the electronically controlled braking apparatus is available, when the regenerative braking controller is unavailable.

10 . The braking method of claim 9 , further including:

determining whether a failure has occurred in the auxiliary braking regulator, when the failure has occurred in the main braking force regulator,

wherein, when the failure has occurred in the auxiliary braking force regulator, the vehicle is stopped using the regenerative braking controller.

11 . The braking method of claim 9 , wherein the driving using the auxiliary braking force regulator further includes:

driving while controlling braking force based on the selected at least one braking mode.

12 . The braking method of claim 9 , wherein in the determining whether the electronically controlled braking apparatus is available,

a first braking mode controlling braking force using the first hydraulic braking apparatus is selected as the at least one braking mode among the plurality of braking modes, when the electronically controlled braking apparatus is unavailable.

13 . The braking method of claim 9 , wherein, when the regenerative braking controller is available, the determining whether the regenerative braking controller is available, includes:

selecting a second braking mode generating braking force as the at least one braking mode among the plurality of braking modes by controlling the first hydraulic braking apparatus and the regenerative braking controller;

determining whether the anti-lock braking system (ABS) is operating; and

driving in the second braking mode, and performing the determining whether the anti-lock braking system (ABS) is operating in real time or periodically,

wherein, when the anti-lock braking system (ABS) is operating, the determining whether the electronically controlled braking device is available is performed.

14 . The braking method of claim 9 , wherein, when the electronically controlled braking apparatus is available, the determining whether the electronically controlled braking device is available includes:

selecting a third braking mode generating braking force as the at least one braking mode among the plurality of braking modes by controlling the first hydraulic braking apparatus and the electronically controlled braking apparatus;

determining whether the anti-lock braking system (ABS) is operating; and

driving in the third braking mode, and performing the determining whether the anti-lock braking system (ABS) is operating in real time or periodically,

wherein the third braking mode is controlled by a first electronically controlled braking mode that linearly generates the braking force of the electronically controlled braking apparatus.

15 . The braking method of claim 14 , wherein, when the anti-lock braking system (ABS) is operating,

the first hydraulic braking apparatus is controlled according to the anti-lock braking system (ABS), and the electronically controlled braking apparatus drives in a fourth braking mode that non-linearly generates braking force.

16 . The braking method of claim 15 , wherein in the fourth braking mode, the braking force of the electronically controlled braking apparatus is controlled based on an amount of a wheel slip generated in a wheel provided with the electronically controlled braking apparatus among the front and rear wheels.

17 . The braking method of claim 9 , wherein the electronically controlled braking apparatus is an electronical parking brake (EPB).

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