BRAKE ASSISTANT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170305398A1
• Filed: 04/22/2016
• Published: 10/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: KO, CHUNG-NAN
• Application Number:
  US15/135,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20170305398A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 17/18 Safety devices; Monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 7/12 for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger limiting speed of vehicles other than rail vehicles B60K31/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 7/122 for locking of reverse movement
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/3205 acceleration B60T8/34, B60T8/52, B60T8/54, B60T8/56, B60T8/58, B60T8/72, B60T8/86, B60T8/88 take precedence

Abstract

A brake assistant control system for a vehicle includes one or more sensors, to detect a movement state of the vehicle. The one or more sensor includes a g-sensor to detect acceleration of a movement of the vehicle, a braking force control unit to adjust a braking force of the vehicle, and a brake assistant control module. The brake assistant control module is coupled to all the sensors and can receive signals from all the sensors. When the motion sensor detects the vehicle is in a stationary state and the g-sensor detects acceleration of the vehicle, the brake assistant control module can increase braking force to slow the speed of the vehicle, through the braking force control unit.

Claims

1. A brake assistant control system for a vehicle comprising:

a motion sensor configured to detect a stationary state of the vehicle;

a g-sensor configured to detect an acceleration of the vehicle;

a braking force control unit configured to automatically adjust a braking force of the vehicle; and

a brake assistant control module coupled to the motion sensor, the g-sensor, and the braking force control unit, and configured to receive sensing signals from the motion sensor and the g-sensor,

wherein when the motion sensor detects the vehicle is in the stationary state and the g-sensor detects the acceleration of the vehicle, the brake assistant control module is configured to increase braking force to reduce velocity of the vehicle through the braking force control unit.

2. The brake assistant control system of claim 1, further comprising a vehicle lamp coupled to the brake assistant control module, wherein when the motion sensor detects the vehicle is in the stationary state and the g-sensor detects the acceleration in the movement of the vehicle, the brake assistant control module is configured to control the vehicle lamp to flash.

3. The brake assistant control system of claim 1, further comprising a gyroscope coupled to the brake assistant control module to detect an inclined state of the vehicle, wherein when the vehicle is in the inclined state, and an inclined angle is greater than a predetermined angle when the vehicle is moving other than an expected direction, the brake assistant control module is configured to increase braking force to brake the vehicle through the braking force control unit.

4. The brake assistant control system of claim 1, further comprising a gyroscope coupled to the brake assistant control module to detect an inclined state of the vehicle, and a wheel steering sensor coupled to the brake assistant control module to detect wheel rotation speeds of two wheels of the vehicle at opposite sides, wherein when the vehicle is in the inclined state, and an inclined angle is greater than a predetermined angle when the wheel rotation speeds of two wheels of the vehicle at opposite sides are not equal, the brake assistant control module is configured to increase braking force to brake the vehicle through the braking force control unit.

5. The brake assistant control system of claim 1, further comprising an acceleration unit coupled to the brake assistant control module configured to accelerate the vehicle, wherein when the motion sensor detects the vehicle is in the stationary state and the g-sensor detects the acceleration of the movement of the vehicle, the brake assistant control module is configured to deactivate the acceleration unit.

6. The brake assistant control system of claim 1, further comprising a transmission unit to control a steering mode of the vehicle, wherein when the brake assistant control module increases braking force to reduce velocity of the vehicle through the braking force control unit, and the vehicle is in a driving mode, the brake assistant control module adjust the transmission unit to shift the driving mode to a parking mode or to a neutral mode.

7. A brake assistant control method for a vehicle comprising:

detecting a stationary state of the vehicle by a motion sensor;

detecting an acceleration of the vehicle by a g-sensor;

receiving sensing signals of the stationary state and the acceleration by a brake assistant control module; and

increasing braking force to reduce velocity of the vehicle by the brake assistant control module.

8. The brake assistant control method of claim 7, further comprising controlling a vehicle lamp of the vehicle to flash.

9. The brake assistant control method of claim 7, further comprising:

detecting an inclined state of the vehicle by a gyroscope; and

increasing braking force to brake the vehicle when the vehicle is in the inclined state, and an inclined angle is greater than a predetermined angle when the vehicle is moving other than an expected direction.

10. The brake assistant control method of claim 7, further comprising:

detecting an inclined state of the vehicle by a gyroscope;

detecting wheel rotation speeds of two wheels of the vehicle at opposite sides by a wheel steering sensor; and

increasing braking force to brake the vehicle when the vehicle is in the inclined state, and an inclined angle is greater than a predetermined angle when the wheel rotation speeds of two wheels of the vehicle at opposite sides are not equal.

11. The brake assistant control method of claim 7, further comprising:

deactivate an acceleration unit to prevent the vehicle from being accelerated when the motion sensor detects the vehicle is in the stationary state and the g-sensor detects the acceleration of the vehicle.

12. The brake assistant control method of claim 7, further comprising shifting a driving mode to a parking mode or a neutral mode when the brake assistant control module increases braking force to reduce velocity of the vehicle through the braking force control unit, and the vehicle is in the driving mode.

13. A brake assistant control system for a vehicle comprising:

a motion sensor configured to detect a movement state of the vehicle;

a gyroscope configured to detect an inclined state of the vehicle,

a braking force control unit configured to adjust a braking force of the vehicle; and

a brake assistant control module coupled to the motion sensor, the gyroscope, and the braking force control unit, and configured to receive sensing signals from the motion sensor and the gyroscope,

wherein when the vehicle is in an inclined state, an inclined angle is greater than a predetermined angle and when the vehicle is moving other than an expected direction, the brake assistant control module is configured to increase braking force to brake the vehicle through the braking force control unit.

14. The brake assistant control system of claim 13, further comprising a g-sensor coupled to brake assistant control module to detect an acceleration of a movement of the vehicle, wherein when the motion sensor detects the vehicle is in a stationary state and the g-sensor detects the acceleration of the vehicle, the brake assistant control module is configured to increase braking force to reduce velocity of the vehicle through the braking force control unit.

15. The brake assistant control system of claim 14, further comprising a vehicle lamp coupled to the brake assistant control module, wherein when the motion sensor detects the vehicle is in the stationary state and the g-sensor detects the acceleration of the vehicle, the brake assistant control module is configured to control the vehicle lamp of the vehicle to flash.

16. The brake assistant control system of claim 14, further comprising an acceleration unit coupled to the brake assistant control module configured to accelerate the vehicle, wherein when the motion sensor detects the vehicle is in the stationary state and the g-sensor detects the acceleration of the vehicle, the brake assistant control module is configured to deactivate the acceleration unit.

17. The brake assistant control system of claim 13, further comprising a wheel steering sensor coupled to the brake assistant control module to detect wheel rotation speeds of two wheels of the vehicle at opposite sides, wherein when the vehicle is in the inclined state, and an inclined angle is greater than a predetermined angle and when respective wheel rotation speeds of two opposing wheels of the vehicle at opposite sides are not equal, the brake assistant control module is configured to increase braking force to brake the vehicle through the braking force control unit.

18. The brake assistant control system of claim 13, further comprising a transmission unit to control a steering mode of the vehicle, wherein when the brake assistant control module increases braking force to reduce velocity of the vehicle through the braking force control unit, and the vehicle is in a driving mode, the brake assistant control module adjusts the transmission unit to shift the driving mode to a parking mode or to a neutral mode.