CN117207939A

CN117207939A - Brake control method, related equipment and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN117207939A
Application number: CN202211105122.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵小旭; 罗宏坤; 梁帅; 倪敏; 王梓; 蔺一尘
Original assignee: Beijing CHJ Automobile Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing CHJ Automobile Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-08-26
Filing date: 2022-09-09
Publication date: 2023-12-12
Also published as: CN117207940A

Abstract

The disclosure provides a brake control method, related equipment and a vehicle. A brake control method applied to a brake control apparatus, comprising: receiving braking indication information; determining braking force data of the controlled mechanism according to the braking indication information; in response to determining that the brake control device fails, failure information of the brake control device and the braking force data are transmitted to a control device of the controlled brake mechanism, so that the control device of the controlled brake mechanism filters the braking force data based on the failure information.

Description

Brake control method, related equipment and vehicle

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicles, and in particular relates to a braking control method, related equipment and a vehicle.

Background

Automobiles generally consist of a powertrain, chassis, body, electrical, etc., wherein the chassis includes a drive train, a travel system, a steering system, a braking system, etc. The general function of a brake system is to slow down the vehicle as it moves and park it after it is stopped.

In the related art, an electric control hydraulic braking system is generally adopted in a brake-by-wire system, and the problems of complex structure and working principle, risk of brake fluid leakage and the like exist.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure proposes a brake control method, a related device, and a vehicle, to solve or partially solve the above-mentioned problems.

In a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a brake control method applied to a brake control apparatus, the method including:

receiving braking indication information;

determining braking force data of the controlled mechanism according to the braking indication information;

in response to determining that the brake control device fails, failure information of the brake control device and the braking force data are transmitted to a control device of the controlled brake mechanism, so that the control device of the controlled brake mechanism filters the braking force data based on the failure information.

In a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a brake control method applied to a control device of a brake mechanism, the method including:

receiving braking force data from a brake control device;

the braking force data is filtered in response to determining that failure information of the brake control device is received.

In a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a brake control apparatus including:

the receiving module is used for receiving the braking indication information;

the determining module is used for determining braking force data of the braking mechanism according to the braking indication information;

And the sending module is used for responding to the determination that the brake control device fails and sending the failure information of the brake control device and the braking force data to the control device of the controlled brake mechanism so as to enable the control device of the controlled brake mechanism to filter the braking force data based on the failure information.

In a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a control device of a brake mechanism, including:

a receiving module for receiving braking force data from a brake control device;

and the control module is used for filtering the braking force data in response to determining that the fault information of the braking control device is received.

In a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle including:

a wheel;

the braking mechanism is connected with the wheel and used for braking the wheel;

the brake control device according to a third aspect;

the control device of the brake mechanism according to the fourth aspect is electrically coupled to the brake control device and the brake mechanism, and is configured to perform brake control of the brake mechanism.

In a sixth aspect of the disclosure, a computer device is provided, comprising one or more processors, a memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors, the programs comprising instructions for performing the method of the first or second aspect.

In a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing a computer program which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to perform the method of the first or second aspect.

According to the braking control method, the related equipment and the vehicle, when the braking control device fails, the control device of the braking mechanism receives the failure information of the braking control device, so that the control device of the braking mechanism can filter the braking force data received by the control device of the braking mechanism, and brake control failure or failure caused by using the data provided by the failed braking control device is avoided.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure or related art, the drawings required for the embodiments or related art description will be briefly described below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort to those of ordinary skill in the art.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary electromechanical braking system.

Fig. 2A shows a schematic block diagram of an exemplary brake control system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2B shows a more specific structural schematic diagram of an exemplary brake control system provided by embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 shows a flow diagram of an exemplary method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic block diagram of an exemplary apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 shows a flow diagram of an exemplary method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 shows a block diagram of an exemplary apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a flow chart of a braking method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a brake device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 9A is a schematic structural view of a brake system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 9B is a schematic structural view of a brake system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Reference numerals illustrate:

200. a brake control system;

201. pedal module, 202, brake control module, 203, wheel control module;

2013. brake pedal and ejector rod, 2014, pedal simulator, 2011, pedal travel sensor, 2012 and pedal force sensor;

2021/2022, brake control means 2311/2321/2331/2341, control means for brake mechanism;

2312/2322/2332/2342, foundation brakes, 2313/2323/2333/2343, MOC,2314/2324/2334/2344, motor position sensor, 2315/2325/2335/2345, clamp force sensor, 2316/2326/2336/2346, wheel speed sensor;

2041. a first power supply source 2042 and a second power supply source;

2521. a first communication network 2522, a second communication network 2511, a third communication network 2512, a fourth communication network;

900. a braking system;

901. pedal module 902, brake control module 903, wheel control module;

9011. the brake pedal comprises a first signal unit 9012, a second signal unit 9013, a brake pedal, a push rod 9014 and a pedal simulator;

9021. a first control unit, 9022, a second control unit;

9031. a first front wheel control brake unit, 9032, a second front wheel control brake unit, 9033, a first rear wheel control brake unit, 9034, a second rear wheel control brake unit;

9311. a first ECU (Electronic Control Unit electronic control unit), 9312, a first foundation brake, 9313, a first MOC,9314, a first clamp force sensor, 9315, a first motor position sensor, 9316, a first wheel speed sensor;

9321. A second ECU,9322, a second foundation brake, 9323, a second MOC,9324, a second clamp force sensor, 9325, a second motor position sensor, 9326, a second wheel speed sensor;

9331. a third ECU,9332, a third foundation brake, 9333, a third MOC,9334, a third clamp force sensor, 9335, a third motor position sensor, 9336 a third wheel speed sensor;

9341. a fourth ECU,9342, a fourth foundation brake, 9343, a fourth MOC,9344, a fourth clamp force sensor, 9345, a fourth motor position sensor, 9346, a fourth wheel speed sensor;

9041. a first power supply unit, 9042, a second power supply unit;

9511. the first whole vehicle communication unit 9512, the second whole vehicle communication unit 9521, the first system communication unit 9522 and the second system communication unit.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure may be more clearly understood, a further description of aspects of the present disclosure will be provided below. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present disclosure and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure, but the present disclosure may be practiced otherwise than as described herein; it will be apparent that the embodiments in the specification are only some, but not all, embodiments of the disclosure.

It should be noted that in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises an element.

Brake-by-wire systems, i.e. electronically controlled brake systems. In the related art, the brake-by-wire solution may be an electronically controlled hydraulic brake system, which mainly includes two forms: one is a system (commonly known as a "2 box") consisting of an electronic booster and an automotive electronic stability control system (Electronic Stability Controller, ESC); another is an electronic brake system (commonly referred to as a "1 box") that integrates both boost and brake force adjustment functions.

The former problems include the brake pedal being uncoupled from the brake system. This results in the need for complex functional interactions and hydraulic adjustments between the two boxes for the purpose of achieving coordinated control of the energy recovery braking, avoiding excessive system pressures during operation of the antilock braking system (Anti-lock Braking System, ABS), etc. Also, when the ESC fails, the individual electronic booster will not have wheel brake force adjustment capability, resulting in an overall failure of the brake system.

The problems with the latter generally include: the structure is complex, the mechanical backup braking capability can be realized by switching the state of the electromagnetic valve, and if the system fault can not be detected, the risk of no braking exists; if the redundant braking force capability is needed, a redundant braking unit is added, so that the whole system is provided with a large number of electromagnetic valves and one-way valves, and the complexity and the failure risk of the system are further increased.

In addition, brake fluid is arranged in the two types of brake systems, and the risk of leakage of a brake pipeline exists. In addition, since the brake fluid needs to be replaced periodically, maintenance cost is increased.

In view of this, one possible implementation may be to employ a new type of braking system. For example, an Electro-Mechanical Brake (EMB) system is used.

Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an exemplary electro-mechanical braking system 100.

As shown in fig. 1, the EMB system 100 may include an electronic control unit ECU. The ECU may receive the stroke information acquired by the pedal sensor, calculate braking forces required by the braking mechanisms of the respective wheels based on the stroke information, and then transmit the braking force data to the corresponding braking mechanisms, which perform braking based on the braking force data.

It can be seen that the EMB system does not use the components such as the brake fluid and the hydraulic pipeline mentioned in the brake system, but the brake mechanism generates the braking force based on the electric signal, so that the brake system is a brake-by-wire system in a real sense. And, the mechanical connection of the EMB system typically exists in the motor of the brake mechanism to the drive portion of the brake caliper, with the power being transmitted by the wires and the signal being transmitted by the data wires. It follows that the use of an EMB system to effect braking can address the shortcomings of both of the foregoing forms of braking systems. However, since the EMB system has not been applied yet, a mature brake system solution has not been developed.

In view of this, the disclosed embodiments provide a brake control system.

Fig. 2A shows a block diagram of an exemplary brake control system 200 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 2A, the brake control system 200 may further include a pedal module 201, a brake control module 202, and a wheel control module 203. Wherein the pedal module 201 may be electrically coupled with the brake control module 202, and the brake control module 202 may be connected with the wheel control module 203.

The pedal module 201 may generate the brake indication information 204 according to a stepping action of the driver or receive the brake indication information 204 provided by the autopilot controller and transmit the brake indication information 204 to the brake control module 202.

The brake control module 202 includes at least two brake control devices 2021 and 2022 electrically coupled to the pedal module 201, respectively, and can determine the braking force data 205 from the brake instruction information 204 by the brake control devices 2021 and 2022, and transmit the braking force data 205 to the wheel control module 203 by the brake control devices 2021 and 2022, respectively. Furthermore, as an alternative embodiment, the brake control module 202 may further include a driving computer, and the braking indication information 204 is converted into the braking force data 205 through a program preset in the trip computer, and the braking force data 205 is sent out.

The wheel control module 203, which is connected to the brake control devices 2021 and 2022, respectively, may further include control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 (see fig. 2B) of the brake mechanisms, and may determine braking forces of the brake mechanisms based on the braking force data 205, and control the brake mechanisms to provide the braking forces to the corresponding wheels. The brake mechanism is a mechanism that performs a braking operation under the control of the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 and the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 or 2341, and may be also referred to as a controlled mechanism.

As an alternative embodiment, when the brake control device 2021 or 2022 fails, the failed brake control device may automatically broadcast its failure information to the outside, and the wheel control module 203 may receive the failure information and determine the failed brake control device according to the failure information, so as to filter out the braking force data sent by the failed brake control device, and may use the braking force data sent by the non-failed brake control device, thereby avoiding brake control failure or failure caused by using the data provided by the failed brake control device.

By the above scheme, at least the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022 are arranged in the brake control module 202, and the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022 are standby, so that the brake control system failure caused by the failure of a single control device in the brake control module 202 is avoided, and the redundancy of the brake control system 200 is improved. In addition, the pedal module 201 and the wheel control module 203 are respectively connected with the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022, so that when one of the brake control devices fails or fails, the brake control device serving as a backup can continuously receive the brake instruction information 204 sent by the pedal module 301 and continuously send the brake force data 205 to the wheel control module 203, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the brake control system 200.

It can be seen that the redundant design of providing two brake control devices (i.e., the brake control devices 2021 and 2022) in the brake control system 200 is adopted, so that the two brake control devices can perform brake control operation simultaneously, and when one brake control device fails, the other brake control device can still ensure the normal operation of the whole brake control system 200.

Fig. 2B illustrates a more specific structural schematic of an exemplary brake control system 200 provided by embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 2B, in some embodiments, the pedal module 201 may further include a brake pedal and push rod 2013, a pedal simulator 2014, a pedal sensor group. The brake pedal and the push rod 2013 may be used to provide the driver with a stepping object, and may obtain a pedal action of the driver; a pedal simulator 2014, which can be used to provide a pedal feel to the driver as a feedback information to the driver to help the driver judge the magnitude of the current stepping action; the pedal sensor group may generate the brake instruction information 204 according to the stepping operation of the driver.

As an alternative embodiment, the pedal sensor group may further include a pedal stroke sensor 2011 and a pedal force sensor 2012; the brake indicating information 204 may further include pedal travel data and pedal force data.

The pedal stroke sensor 2011 is electrically coupled to the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022, respectively, and is configured to: two separate pedal travel data are provided to each of the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022, that is, the pedal travel sensor 2011 provides two separate pedal travel data to the brake control device 2021, and also provides two separate pedal travel data to the brake control device 2022, the pedal travel data reflecting the distance the pedal is stepped on to move;

the pedal force sensor 2012 is electrically coupled to the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022, respectively, and is configured to: each of the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022 is provided with pedal force data reflecting the force with which the pedal is depressed.

In this embodiment, each brake control device may receive two pedal travel data and one pedal force data; thus, two paths of independent pedal travel data can be mutually standby, and each brake control device can still receive effective pedal travel data when one path of pedal travel data has a problem or one path of pedal travel data has transmission failure. And, the two brake control devices 2021 and 2022 receive one path of pedal force data, respectively, and when one path of pedal force data has a problem or one path of pedal force data has a transmission failure, the other brake control device may also receive valid pedal force data. In addition, after single point failure appears, the pedal sensor group still possesses 2 routes of journey or 1 route of journey plus the measuring capability of a route of power, still can reliably discern the intention that the driver braked.

It will be appreciated that the pedal travel data reflects the distance the pedal is stepped on to move, and the brake intention of the driver can be better reflected relative to the pedal force data.

As an alternative embodiment, the brake control device may also supply power to the pedal sensor group, so as to ensure the normal operation of the pedal sensor group.

It should be noted that the foregoing embodiments are described with respect to a pedal sensor group, and it is understood that in some embodiments, the brake control system 200 may further include an autopilot controller, and the autopilot controller may provide brake indication information according to a current driving condition when the vehicle is in an autopilot state without outputting brake indication information by the pedal sensor group according to the pedal state.

With continued reference to fig. 2B, according to the foregoing, the brake control module 202 may include two brake control devices 2021 and 2022 electrically coupled to the pedal module 201, respectively, and the brake force data 205 may be determined by the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 according to the brake indication information 204, and the brake force data 205 may be transmitted by the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 to the wheel control module 203, respectively. It will be appreciated that because both brake control devices 2021 and 2022 are operating normally, they can be back-up to each other, and if one fails, the other can also ensure that the system is operating properly.

In some embodiments, when a failure occurs in the brake control device 2021 or 2022, the failed brake control device may automatically broadcast its failure information to the outside, and the wheel control module 203 may receive the failure information and determine the failed brake control device according to the failure information, so as to filter out the braking force data sent by the failed brake control device, and may use the braking force data sent by the non-failed brake control device, thereby avoiding a failure or failure of brake control caused by using the data provided by the failed brake control device.

As an alternative embodiment, the brake control apparatuses 2021 and 2022 may employ electronic control units ECU, and it may be determined whether the brake control apparatuses are malfunctioning by a self-diagnosis mechanism of the ECU. Therefore, the self-diagnosis mechanism of the ECU is utilized to realize self-fault detection, and no external control equipment is required to be arranged for carrying out fault diagnosis on the brake control device, so that the system structure is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is saved.

With continued reference to fig. 2B, in some embodiments, the wheel control module 203 may further include four brake mechanism control devices 2311, 2321, 2331, 2341 and four brake mechanisms that are in one-to-one correspondence with the control devices, that is, one brake mechanism is controlled by each control device. It will be appreciated that these four brake mechanisms may be used to brake the four wheels of the vehicle respectively, such that the control means of the brake mechanisms may control the respective wheels by controlling the respective brake mechanisms.

As shown in fig. 2B, each of the four control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 may be electrically coupled to the brake control devices 2021 and 2022, respectively. Thus, when one of the brake control devices fails, the control device of each brake mechanism can also complete the brake control by the data transmitted from the other brake control device.

Whereas the wheel control module 203 further includes four control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 and four braking mechanisms, as shown in fig. 2A and 2B, the braking force data sent by the braking control devices 2021 and 2022 may further include four paths of braking force data and be correspondingly sent to the respective control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341, and the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 further determine respective braking forces according to the braking force data received by the respective control devices, and then provide the braking forces to the respective wheels by using the respective braking mechanisms, thereby completing braking control. Wherein, according to the differentiation of the wheel positions, the braking force data can be further divided into a first front wheel pedal braking signal, a second front wheel pedal braking signal, a first rear wheel pedal braking signal and a second rear wheel pedal braking signal for respectively providing a first front wheel braking force, a second front wheel braking force, a first rear wheel braking force and a second rear wheel braking force. In some embodiments, if the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 receive the failure information sent by the brake control device 2021 or 2022, it may be determined that the corresponding brake control device is failed or disabled, and further, the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 may filter out the braking force data sent by the failed brake control device and control the corresponding brake mechanism based on the braking force data sent by the other non-failed brake control device, thereby avoiding the failure or malfunction of the brake control caused by using the data provided by the failed brake control device.

As an alternative embodiment, the operation principle and the operation flow of the brake control apparatuses 2021 and 2022 may be identical, which means that when the brake control apparatuses 2021 and 2022 are both operating normally, the control apparatuses 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 may receive two sets of normal braking force data, and in order to avoid the problem of resource consumption caused by the control apparatuses 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 processing both sets of data, one of the brake control apparatuses 2021 and 2022 (for example, the brake control apparatus 2021) may be used as the main brake control apparatus. When the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 receive the braking force data transmitted from the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 at the same time and do not receive the failure information, the braking force data transmitted from the main brake control device can be directly used for subsequent processing without processing the two sets of data at the same time, thereby saving the system power consumption.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2B, the four braking mechanisms may further include: foundation brakes 2312, 2322, 2332, 2342 composed of calipers and brake discs, etc., on-calipers Motors (MOC) 2313, 2323, 2333, 2343, motor position sensors 2314, 2324, 2334, 2344, grip force sensors 2315, 2325, 2335, 2345, wheel speed sensors 2316, 2326, 2336, 2346.

Among other things, foundation brakes 2312, 2322, 2332, 2342 may be used to provide dynamic braking forces to corresponding wheels. The caliper on-caliper motors 2313, 2323, 2333, 2343 may be used to provide driving force to the corresponding foundation brakes, and may be further divided into front wheel caliper on-motors 2313, 2323 and rear wheel caliper on-motors 2333, 2343. Wherein, the front wheel caliper upper motor 2313, 2323 may include a motor and a transmission mechanism, the rear wheel caliper upper motor 2333, 2343 may further include a motor, a transmission mechanism and an electronic parking brake system (Electrical Parking Brake, EPB) locking mechanism, so that the EPB locking mechanism may provide a static braking force to the corresponding rear wheel, and the rear wheel caliper upper motor 2333, 2343 may also be used to implement a parking brake. The motor position sensors 2314, 2324, 2334, 2344, the clamp force sensors 2315, 2325, 2335, 2345, the wheel speed sensors 2316, 2326, 2336, 2346 are electrically coupled to the corresponding control devices 2311, 2321, 2331, 2341 so as to be powered by the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331, 2341 and to feed back sensor signals to the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331, 2341 for the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331, 2341 to effect braking control. Alternatively, the motor position sensors 2314, 2324, 2334, 2344 and the clamp force sensors 2315, 2325, 2335, 2345 may be external wiring harnesses or ECU/MOC internal wiring connections to the corresponding control devices 2311, 2321, 2331, 2341.

In some embodiments, the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 may determine whether the brake mechanism is transmitting a fault or failure based on feedback signals received from the sensors, respectively. For example, when the control device has sent a braking force signal to the MOC without the motor position sensor detecting a change in position of the motor, or the clamping force sensor does not detect a clamping force, or the wheel speed sensor does not detect a change in wheel speed, it is indicated that the braking control has failed, that is, that the braking mechanism has failed or failed. At this time, if the control device 2311, 2321, 2331 or 2341 determines that the braking mechanism thereof has failed or failed, the control device 2021 and 2022 may send failure information to indicate that the braking mechanism corresponding to the braking control device 2021 and 2022 has failed, so that it is necessary to adjust the braking strategy.

In other embodiments, the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 may also detect their own faults, and if the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 or 2341 determine that they are faulty, may also send fault information to the brake control devices 2021 and 2022, respectively, to indicate that the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 are faulty, and that the braking strategy needs to be adjusted. As an alternative embodiment, the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 may be electronic control unit ECU, and the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 may determine whether or not they themselves are malfunctioning through a self-diagnosis mechanism of the ECU. Therefore, the self-diagnosis mechanism of the ECU is utilized to realize self-fault detection, and no external control equipment is required to perform fault diagnosis on the control device of the brake mechanism, so that the system structure is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is saved.

Further, since the control device of the brake mechanism or its corresponding brake mechanism is malfunctioning, the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 may adjust the braking strategy according to the received failure information sent by the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 or 2341. In some embodiments, if the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 determine that the target of four of the brake mechanisms (e.g., the brake mechanism corresponding to the control device 2311) or the target of four of the brake mechanism (e.g., the control device 2311) is faulty, the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 may further determine the braking force data of the other three of the four of the brake mechanisms (e.g., the brake mechanisms corresponding to the control devices 2321, 2331 and 2341) according to the braking instruction information; the braking force data of the other three of the four brake mechanisms are then sent to the corresponding control devices (e.g., control devices 2321, 2331, and 2341), respectively. Thus, the brake control is realized by using the remaining three brake mechanisms, and the requirement of the brake control can be met. Meanwhile, it can be seen that in the embodiment of the disclosure, by respectively setting the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 at the wheel end, when any one control device or the corresponding braking mechanism fails, the other three control devices can well complete braking control, so that the whole failure caused by single-point failure is avoided, and the driving safety is ensured.

Since three brake mechanisms are employed to complete the brake control in the foregoing embodiments, in order to ensure the balance of the vehicle, in some embodiments, the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 may also determine steering data (e.g., steering angle or torque) from the braking force data of the other three of the four brake mechanisms; and then the steering data is sent to a steering mechanism of the vehicle, so that a control unit (for example, an ECU) in the steering mechanism executes corresponding steering operation according to the steering data, and the steering operation of the steering mechanism is matched with the braking operation of the other three braking mechanisms, thereby ensuring the balance of the vehicle and improving the driving safety.

As an alternative embodiment, if the brake control apparatuses 2021 and 2022 determine that the target brake mechanism (for example, the brake mechanism corresponding to the control apparatus 2311) of the four brake mechanisms or the target control apparatus (for example, the control apparatus 2311) of the control apparatuses of the four brake mechanisms is faulty, the brake control apparatuses 2021 and 2022 may further determine the brake force data of two brake mechanisms (for example, the brake mechanisms corresponding to the control apparatuses 2331 and 2341) of the other three brake mechanisms of the four brake mechanisms according to the brake instruction information; the braking force data of two of the other three of the four braking mechanisms are then sent to the corresponding control devices (e.g., control devices 2331 and 2341), respectively.

It will be appreciated that the brake control system 200 may be used to implement parking brakes in addition to brakes such as deceleration, braking, etc. Thus, as an alternative embodiment, the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 may further receive status information of the parking switch, then determine parking brake data of each brake mechanism according to the status information, and then send the parking brake data of each brake mechanism to the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 corresponding to each brake mechanism, so that the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 control the brake mechanisms based on the parking brake data, thereby completing parking. It will be appreciated that in parking braking, the rear wheels are typically braked, and thus, as an alternative embodiment, the parking brake data may be only for the rear wheel corresponding control devices (e.g. control devices 2331 and 2341), i.e. the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 may only send the parking brake data to the rear wheel corresponding control devices, thereby saving resources and reducing power consumption.

In some embodiments, if the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 receive the failure information sent by the brake control device 2021 or 2022, it may be determined that the corresponding brake control device is failed or disabled, and further, the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 may filter out the parking brake data sent by the failed brake control device and control the corresponding brake mechanism based on the parking brake data sent by the other non-failed brake control device, thereby avoiding the failure or malfunction of brake control caused by using the data provided by the failed brake control device.

It can be understood that, since the control devices corresponding to the braking mechanisms of the wheels in the foregoing embodiments are independent of each other, when one of the control devices corresponding to the rear wheels or the corresponding braking mechanism fails, the other control device corresponding to the rear wheel and the braking mechanism thereof can also work normally, thereby ensuring the parking safety.

In some embodiments, the system 200 may also include a power module and a communication module. Wherein the power supply module is used for providing electric energy to the wheel control module 203 and the brake control module 202; the communication module is configured to receive brake indication information, transmit brake force data to the wheel control module 203, and receive feedback information from the wheel control module 203.

In the above-mentioned scheme, the power supply module may provide electric energy to the wheel control module 203 and the brake control module 202 through the power supply line, and the communication module may send braking force data to the wheel control module 203 through the communication network, where the communication network may include wired communication and wireless communication.

Through the above scheme, the power and signal transmission channels are provided to the brake control system 200, so that the brake system operates normally.

With continued reference to fig. 2B, in some embodiments, the power module may further include a first power supply 2041 and a second power supply 2042.

As shown in fig. 2B, the first power supply 2041 is electrically coupled to the brake control device 2021 and the control devices 2311 and 2331, and is used to supply power to the brake control device 2021 and the control devices 2311 and 2331; the second power supply 2042 is electrically coupled to the brake control device 2022 and the control devices 2321 and 2341, and is configured to supply power to the brake control device 2022 and the control devices 2321 and 2341. The dashed lines in fig. 2B connected to the power supplies 2041 and 2042 are corresponding power supply lines.

In the present embodiment, when the brake control system 200 is operating normally, the first power supply 2041 and the second power supply 2042 are operated simultaneously, and when the first power supply 2041 or the second power supply 2042 fails or fails, power can be supplied to the brake control module 202 and the wheel control module 203 by the power supply that does not fail or fails.

Through the above scheme, the first power supply 2041 and the second power supply 2042 are mutually backed up, so that the redundancy of the brake control system is improved; and in the normal working state, the output power of the first power supply 2041 and the second power supply 2042 is half of the total power of the braking system, and the output power of the first power supply 2041 and the second power supply 2042 is reduced.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2B, the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 are divided into two groups of control devices according to a diagonal positional relationship, wherein the control devices 2311 and 2331 are one group and the control devices 2321 and 2341 are one group. The first power supply 2041 and the second power supply 2042 respectively supply power to a group of control devices on a diagonal line, so that each group of control devices are mutually standby, and when the first power supply 2041 or the second power supply 2042 fails or fails, the other group of control devices can be ensured to be supplied with power by the corresponding non-failed power supply. Therefore, when one of the power supplies fails to cause the corresponding control device and the braking mechanism thereof to fail, the other control device and the braking mechanism thereof positioned on the diagonal line can also complete braking control, thereby ensuring driving safety. In addition, as the two groups of control devices are arranged in a diagonal manner, braking forces are guaranteed to be arranged on two sides perpendicular to the travelling direction, and therefore sideslip caused by the fact that one side is free of braking forces is avoided. In addition, as the two groups of control devices are arranged in a diagonal manner, when one of the power supplies fails and the corresponding group of control devices and the braking mechanism thereof fail, the rear wheel can be still ensured to be braked and controlled, and thus the parking safety is also ensured.

Through the scheme, two groups of control devices arranged in a diagonal line can be mutually backed up, and when one group of control devices fails, the other group of control devices can realize braking force redistribution and degradation of parking braking, so that the redundancy of a braking system is improved.

In some embodiments, the communication module includes at least:

a whole-vehicle communication sub-module connected to the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022, respectively, and the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022 may receive the brake instruction information 204 by using the whole-vehicle communication sub-module;

the system communication sub-module is connected to the brake control device 2021, the brake control device 2022, and the wheel control module 203, respectively, and the wheel control module 203 may receive the braking force data and the parking brake data using the system communication sub-module.

Through the above scheme, the communication module may send the braking force data and the parking brake data to the wheel control module 203 through a communication network, where the communication network may include wired communication and wireless communication.

With continued reference to fig. 2B, in some embodiments, the system communication sub-module may further include a first communication network 2521 and a second communication network 2522, and the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022 may send the braking force data to the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331, and 2341 via the first communication network 2521 and the second communication network 2522, respectively. As an alternative embodiment, the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022 may also send fault information of the brake control devices to the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 via the first communication network 2521 and the second communication network 2522, respectively.

As can be seen in fig. 2B, the first communication network 2521 connects the brake control devices 2021, 2022 and the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 simultaneously, and the second communication network 2521 also connects the brake control devices 2021, 2022 and the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 simultaneously, so when the first communication network 2521 and the second communication network 2522 both provide communication networks for the brake control devices 2021, 2022 and the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341, they can be mutually backup, so in some embodiments, if the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 determine that one of the communication networks (e.g., the first communication network 2521) has a communication failure (e.g., cannot receive data, data packet loss is serious, communication signal is weak, etc.), braking force data from the two brake control devices can be received through the other communication network (e.g., the second communication network 2522).

Thus, when one of the communication networks fails or fails, the brake control device and the control device can communicate through the other communication network, so that the system 200 can still complete brake control, the failure of the brake control system caused by the failure of the communication network is avoided, and the redundancy of the brake control system is improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2B, the whole vehicle communication sub-module may further include a third communication network 2511 and a fourth communication network 2512. The brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022 may receive the brake instruction information 204 transmitted from the pedal sensor group or the autopilot controller via the third communication network 2511 and the fourth communication network 2512. It can be appreciated that the third communication network 2511 and the fourth communication network 2512 can both transmit the brake indication information 204 sent by the pedal sensor group or the autopilot controller to the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022, so that the third communication network 2511 and the fourth communication network 2512 can be backed up, and when one of them fails, the other can still ensure the normal communication between the pedal sensor group or the autopilot controller and the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022, thereby improving the redundancy of the brake control system.

As an alternative embodiment, the fourth communication network 2512 may be used as a backup of the third communication network 2511 (that is, the third communication network 2511 is used as a main communication network), the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022 may mainly receive the brake indication information 204 sent by the pedal sensor group or the autopilot controller through the third communication network 2511, and when the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022 determine that the third communication network 2511 has a communication failure, the brake indication information 204 sent by the pedal sensor group or the autopilot controller may be received through the fourth communication network 2512.

Through the above scheme, the fourth communication network 2512 can be used as a backup of the third communication network 2511, so that the failure of the brake control system caused by the failure of the communication network is avoided, and the redundancy of the brake control system is improved.

The operation of the brake control system 200 is illustrated in the following by way of example with reference to the configuration of the brake control system 200 of fig. 2B.

The brake control system 200 may be divided into a normal operation mode and a redundant operation mode.

1. Normal operation mode

1.1. Driver braking

When the driver controls the brake pedal 2013, the pedal simulator 2014 provides a pedal feel, and the pedal stroke sensor 2011 and the pedal force sensor 2012 detect changes in pedal stroke and force and transmit signals (brake instruction information 204) to the brake control device 2021 and the brake control device 2022; in the system failure-free mode, the brake control device 2021 calculates a target braking force corresponding to each wheel according to the identified intention of the driver, and transmits the braking force data 205 corresponding to the target braking force to the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 through the first communication network 2521 and the second communication network 2522; after receiving the corresponding command, the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 control the MOCs 2313, 2323, 2333 and 2343 to achieve corresponding braking force, so as to complete the braking function.

1.2. Automatic driving brake

The brake control devices 2021 and 2022 receive brake requests (brake instruction information 204) sent from the automatic driving controller from the third communication network 2511 and the fourth communication network 2512; in the system failure-free mode, the brake control device 2021 calculates a corresponding target braking force for each wheel according to the received brake request, and transmits the braking force data 205 corresponding to the target braking force to the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 through the first communication network 2521 and the second communication network 2522; after receiving the corresponding command, the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 control the MOCs 2313, 2323, 2333 and 2343 to achieve corresponding braking force, so as to complete the braking function.

1.3. Parking brake

When the driver controls the EPB switch (parking switch), the brake control devices 2021 and 2022 receive the EPB switch status through the third communication network 2511 and the fourth communication network 2512, and in the system failure-free mode, the brake control device 2021 performs active and static parking control according to the received EPB switch status; during dynamic parking braking, the brake control device 2021 calculates a corresponding dynamic parking target braking force, and sends the corresponding dynamic parking target braking force to the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 through the first communication network 2521 and the second communication network 2522; after receiving the corresponding command, the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 control the MOCs 2313, 2323, 2333 and 2343 to achieve corresponding braking force; in the static parking braking, the brake control device 2021 calculates a target braking force of the rear wheel and an EPB locking command, and sends the target braking force and the EPB locking command to the control devices 2331 and 2341 through the first communication network 2521 and the second communication network 2522, and after receiving the corresponding commands, the control devices 2331 and 2341 control the MOCs 2333 and 2343 to achieve the corresponding braking forces and perform locking according to the commands.

2. Redundant mode of operation

2.1. Failure of pedal sensor

The pedal sensor group (pedal stroke sensor 2011 and pedal force sensor 2012) has the capability of measuring 2 strokes and 1 stroke, and when single-point failure occurs, the pedal sensor group still has the capability of measuring 2 strokes or 1 stroke plus one force, and the driver braking intention can be reliably identified.

2.2. Control device and failure of braking mechanism thereof

2.2.1. Redundancy of service brakes

When any one of the control devices 2311, 2321, 2331 and 2341 fails, or any one of the MOCs 2313, 2323, 2333 and 2343 fails, i.e. one wheel loses braking capability, the remaining three control devices and the braking mechanisms thereof can still work normally; at this time, the system 200 may decide to achieve deceleration of the wheels through two-wheel or three-wheel braking according to the calculated magnitude of the required braking force, and secure stability of the wheels through cooperation with steering.

2.2.2. Redundancy of parking brake

When one of the rear wheel's corresponding control 2331 and 2341 fails, or one of the MOCs 2333 and 2343 fails, i.e., one rear wheel loses parking capability, the other rear wheel can still achieve degraded parking braking.

2.3. Failure of brake control device

When the brake control device 2021 fails, the system switches to the backup brake control device 2022 control, and the system has full fail operational capability.

2.4. Failure of communication

When the third communication network 2511 fails, the fourth communication network 2512 has complete signal interaction and the system has complete failure operation capability.

2.5. Failure of power supply

The first power supply 2041 and the second power supply 2042 are independent, and when one of the power supplies fails, the other power supply can still supply power to the corresponding controller. Meanwhile, the system has the front-back diagonal braking capability, and the rear wheel has the parking capability, so that the degraded parking braking can be realized.

As can be seen from the above embodiments, the brake control system 200 provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure is a brake-by-wire system based on the EMB technology, which can avoid the defects of the existing electrically controlled hydraulic brake system. The system architecture of the brake control system 200 provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure defines the composition of the system and the working manner among the components, so that the system has redundancy capability, and in most cases, even a single-point failure system can have braking capability, so as to meet the requirements of service braking safety and high-level automatic driving braking on redundancy braking.

According to the brake control system 200 provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, only necessary components in the system are backed up and redundant according to the four-wheel independent characteristics of EMB, where the necessary components may be components such as the brake control device, the control device of the brake mechanism, the communication module, the power supply module, the pedal sensor group, and the like in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the system is simplified on the basis of meeting redundancy capacity, and has certain economical efficiency.

The brake control system 200 provided by the embodiment of the disclosure does not need brake fluid, does not need periodic replacement, and does not have the risk of pipeline leakage; in addition, the brake force control precision is high, the response is quick, and the redundancy of service braking, automatic driving braking and parking braking can be met.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides a braking control method. Fig. 3 shows a flow diagram of an exemplary method 300 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 300 may be applied to the brake control apparatus 2021 or 2022 of fig. 2A or 2B. As shown in fig. 3, the method 300 may further include the following steps.

At step 302, brake indicating information (e.g., brake indicating information 204 of fig. 2A) is received.

In step 304, braking force data (e.g., braking force data 205 of fig. 2A) of the braking mechanism is determined based on the braking instruction information.

Optionally, at step 306, the braking force data is sent to a control device (e.g., control devices 2311, 2321, 2331, and 2341 of fig. 2B) of the controlled braking mechanism to cause the control device of the controlled braking mechanism to control the braking mechanism based on the braking force data.

Alternatively, in step 308, in response to determining that the brake control device is malfunctioning, the malfunction information of the brake control device and the braking force data are transmitted to the control device of the controlled brake mechanism, so that the control device of the controlled brake mechanism filters the braking force data based on the malfunction information.

In this way, when a fault occurs, the brake control device can actively broadcast fault information, so that the control device of the controlled brake mechanism can filter (i.e. discard and not use) the brake force data received by the control device, and brake control failure or fault caused by using the data provided by the faulty brake control device is avoided.

In some embodiments, the brake control device is an electronic control unit ECU, and the method 300 further includes: and determining whether the brake control device fails or not through a self-diagnosis mechanism of the ECU. Therefore, the self-diagnosis mechanism of the ECU is utilized to realize self-fault detection, and no external control equipment is required to be arranged for carrying out fault diagnosis on the brake control device, so that the system structure is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is saved.

In some embodiments, the control device that transmits the braking force data to the controlled braking mechanism includes: transmitting the braking force data to a control device of the controlled brake mechanism via a first communication network (e.g., first communication network 2521 of fig. 2B) and a second communication network (e.g., second communication network 2522 of fig. 2B); and/or

Transmitting the failure information of the brake control device and the braking force data to a control device of the controlled brake mechanism, comprising: and transmitting the fault information and the braking force data of the braking control device to the control device of the controlled braking mechanism through a first communication network and a second communication network which are mutually backup.

In this way, when one of the communication networks fails or fails, the brake control device and the control device of the brake mechanism can communicate with each other through the other communication network, so that the system 200 can still complete brake control, thereby avoiding the failure of the brake control system caused by the failure of the communication network and improving the redundancy of the brake control system.

In some embodiments, the brake indicating information is pedal travel data and/or pedal force data from a pedal sensor set, or indicating data from an autopilot controller.

In some embodiments, receiving the brake indication information includes:

receiving the brake indication information transmitted by the pedal sensor group or the automatic driving controller through a third communication network (e.g., the third communication network 2511 of fig. 2B) and a fourth communication network (e.g., the fourth communication network 2512 of fig. 2B); or alternatively

And in response to determining that the third communication network has communication failure, receiving the brake indication information sent by the pedal sensor group or the automatic driving controller through the fourth communication network.

In some embodiments, the method 300 further comprises:

receiving state information of a parking switch;

determining parking brake data of the brake mechanism according to the state information;

transmitting the parking brake data to a control device of the controlled brake mechanism, so that the control device of the controlled brake mechanism controls the brake mechanism based on the parking brake data; or alternatively

In response to determining that the brake control device fails, fault information of the brake control device and the parking brake data are transmitted to a control device of the controlled brake mechanism, so that the control device of the controlled brake mechanism filters the parking brake data based on the fault information.

In this way, brake control failure or malfunction due to the use of data provided by a malfunctioning brake control device is avoided.

In some embodiments, the number of the controlled mechanisms and the number of the control devices of the controlled braking mechanisms are four, and the controlled mechanisms are in one-to-one correspondence with the control devices of the controlled braking mechanisms;

determining braking force data of the controlled mechanism according to the braking instruction information, wherein the braking force data comprises: in response to determining that a target braking mechanism of the four controlled braking mechanisms or a target control device of the control devices of the four controlled braking mechanisms fails, determining braking force data of the other three controlled mechanisms of the four controlled braking mechanisms according to the braking instruction information;

a control device that transmits the braking force data to the controlled braking mechanism, comprising: and respectively transmitting the braking force data of the other three controlled mechanisms in the four controlled braking mechanisms to the control devices of the corresponding controlled braking mechanisms.

Thus, the brake control is realized by using the remaining three brake mechanisms, and the requirement of the brake control can be met.

In some embodiments, the method 300 further comprises: determining steering data according to braking force data of the other three controlled braking mechanisms in the four controlled braking mechanisms; and sending the steering data to a steering mechanism so that the steering operation of the steering mechanism is matched with the braking operation of the other three controlled mechanisms, thereby ensuring the balance of the vehicle and improving the driving safety.

It should be noted that the method of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed by a single device, such as a computer or a server. The method of the embodiment can also be applied to a distributed scene, and is completed by mutually matching a plurality of devices. In the case of such a distributed scenario, one of the devices may perform only one or more steps of the methods of embodiments of the present disclosure, the devices interacting with each other to complete the method.

It should be noted that the foregoing describes some embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. In some cases, the actions or steps recited in the claims may be performed in a different order than in the embodiments described above and still achieve desirable results. In addition, the processes depicted in the accompanying figures do not necessarily require the particular order shown, or sequential order, to achieve desirable results. In some embodiments, multitasking and parallel processing are also possible or may be advantageous.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides a brake control device corresponding to the method of any embodiment described above. Fig. 4 shows a block diagram of an exemplary apparatus 400 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus 400 may be applied to the brake control apparatus 2021 or 2022 of fig. 2A or 2B. As shown in fig. 4, the apparatus 400 may further include the following modules.

A receiving module 402, configured to receive braking indication information;

a determining module 404, configured to determine braking force data of a braking mechanism according to the braking instruction information;

a sending module 406, configured to:

transmitting the braking force data to a control device of the controlled braking mechanism, so that the control device of the controlled braking mechanism controls the braking mechanism based on the braking force data; or alternatively

In some embodiments, the brake control device is an electronic control unit ECU, and the determining module 404 is configured to determine whether the brake control device has failed through a self-diagnostic mechanism of the ECU.

In some embodiments, the sending module 406 is configured to:

the braking force data are sent to a control device of the controlled braking mechanism through a first communication network and a second communication network; and/or

And transmitting the fault information and the braking force data of the braking control device to the control device of the controlled braking mechanism through a first communication network and a second communication network which are mutually backup.

In some embodiments, the receiving module 402 is configured to:

receiving the braking indication information sent by a pedal sensor group or an automatic driving controller through a third communication network and a fourth communication network; or alternatively

In some embodiments, the receiving module 402 is configured to receive status information of the parking switch;

a determining module 404, configured to determine parking brake data of the controlled brake mechanism according to the state information;

a sending module 406, configured to:

In response to determining that the brake control device is malfunctioning, the malfunction information of the brake control device and the parking brake data are transmitted to the control device of the controlled brake mechanism, so that the control device of the controlled brake mechanism filters the parking brake data based on the malfunction information of the brake control device.

a determining module 404, configured to determine braking force data of another three controlled mechanisms of the four controlled braking mechanisms according to the braking instruction information in response to determining that a target braking mechanism of the four controlled braking mechanisms or a target control device of control devices of the four controlled braking mechanisms is faulty;

a transmitting module 406, configured to transmit the braking force data to a control device of the controlled braking mechanism, including: and respectively transmitting the braking force data of the other three controlled mechanisms in the four controlled braking mechanisms to the control devices of the corresponding controlled braking mechanisms.

In some embodiments, the determining module 404 is configured to determine steering data based on braking force data of another three of the four controlled braking mechanisms;

a transmitting module 406 for transmitting the steering data to a steering mechanism so that steering operation of the steering mechanism is matched with braking operation of the other three controlled mechanisms.

For convenience of description, the above devices are described as being functionally divided into various modules, respectively. Of course, the functions of the various modules may be implemented in the same one or more pieces of software and/or hardware when implementing the present disclosure.

The device of the foregoing embodiment is used to implement the corresponding brake control method 300 in any of the foregoing embodiments, and has the beneficial effects of the corresponding method embodiment, which is not described herein.

The embodiment of the disclosure also provides a braking control method. Fig. 5 shows a flow diagram of an exemplary method 500 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method 500 may be applied to the control device 2311, 2321, 2331 or 2341 of fig. 2B. As shown in fig. 5, the method 500 may further include the following steps.

In step 502, braking force data (e.g., braking force data 205 of fig. 2A) from two brake control devices (e.g., brake control devices 2021 and 2022 of fig. 2B) is received.

Optionally, at step 504, a braking mechanism is controlled based on the braking force data.

Alternatively, in step 506, the braking force data is filtered in response to determining that failure information of the brake control device is received.

Alternatively, in response to determining to receive failure information from one of the two brake control devices (e.g., brake control device 2021 of fig. 2B) such as brake control devices 2021 and 2022, the brake mechanism is controlled based on brake force data from the other of the two brake control devices (e.g., brake control device 2022 of fig. 2B).

In this way, when a fault occurs, the control device of the brake mechanism receives the fault information actively broadcast by the brake control device, so that the control device of the brake mechanism can filter (i.e. discard and not use) the brake force data received by the control device of the brake mechanism, and brake control failure or fault caused by using the data provided by the brake control device with the fault is avoided.

In some embodiments, receiving braking force data from a brake control device includes:

receiving braking force data from the brake control device via a first communication network (e.g., first communication network 2521 of fig. 2B) and a second communication network (e.g., second communication network 2522 of fig. 2B); or alternatively

In response to determining that the first communication network has failed, braking force data from a brake control device is received via the second communication network.

In some embodiments, the method 500 further comprises:

receiving parking brake data from a brake control device, wherein the parking brake data is used for realizing parking control;

controlling a braking mechanism based on the parking brake data; or alternatively

And filtering the parking brake data in response to determining that failure information of the brake control device is received.

Alternatively, in response to determining to receive failure information from one of the two brake control devices (e.g., brake control device 2021 of fig. 2B), the brake mechanism is controlled based on the parking brake data from the other of the two brake control devices (e.g., brake control device 2022 of fig. 2B).

In some embodiments, the method 500 further comprises: in response to determining that the control device of the brake mechanism or the brake mechanism fails, failure information of the brake mechanism or the control device thereof is transmitted to the two brake control devices.

In some embodiments, the control device of the brake mechanism is an electronic control unit ECU, and the method 500 further includes: it is determined whether or not a control device of the brake mechanism has failed by a self-diagnosis mechanism of the ECU. Therefore, the self-diagnosis mechanism of the ECU is utilized to realize self-fault detection, and no external control equipment is required to perform fault diagnosis on the control device of the brake mechanism, so that the system structure is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is saved.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides a brake control device corresponding to the method of any embodiment described above. Fig. 6 shows a block diagram of an exemplary apparatus 600 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The apparatus 600 may be applied to the control apparatus 2311, 2321, 2331 or 2341 of fig. 2B. As shown in fig. 6, the apparatus 600 may further include the following modules.

A receiving module 602 for receiving braking force data from a brake control device;

a control module 604 for:

controlling a braking mechanism based on the braking force data; or alternatively

In some embodiments, the receiving module 602 is configured to:

receiving braking force data from two braking control devices through a first communication network and a second communication network; or alternatively

In some embodiments, a receiving module 602 for receiving parking brake data from a brake control device;

a control module 604 for:

And filtering the parking brake data in response to determining that fault information of the two brake control devices is received.

In some embodiments, the apparatus 600 further comprises a sending module 606, and the control module 604 is configured to send, in response to determining that the control device of the brake mechanism or the brake mechanism fails, failure information of the brake mechanism or the control device thereof to the two brake control devices using the sending module 606.

In some embodiments, the control device of the braking mechanism is an electronic control unit ECU, and the control module 604 is configured to determine whether the control device of the braking mechanism has failed through a self-diagnostic mechanism of the ECU.

The device of the foregoing embodiment is used to implement the corresponding brake control method 500 in any of the foregoing embodiments, and has the beneficial effects of the corresponding method embodiment, which is not described herein.

As an alternative embodiment, a brake control method provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure includes:

receiving a pedal signal sent by a pedal module by using a first control unit or a second control unit;

the first control unit or the second control unit is controlled to determine a pedal braking signal according to the pedal signal, and the pedal braking signal is sent to the wheel control module so that the wheel control module can control the running of the wheels according to the pedal braking signal.

In the above scheme, in order to avoid that when the first control unit fails in the braking process, the first control unit cannot receive the signal sent by the pedal module, and the second control unit with the same function as the first control unit is used for receiving the signal sent by the pedal module, and determining the pedal braking signal required by the wheel control module according to the pedal signal.

By the scheme, the first control unit or the second control unit receives the pedal signal and determines the pedal braking signal, and the first control unit or the second control unit serving as a backup of the first control unit receives the pedal signal and determines the pedal braking signal, so that the situation that the first control unit cannot receive the pedal signal or determine the pedal braking signal when the first control unit fails is avoided, and redundancy of a braking control method is improved.

As shown in fig. 7, the method of the present embodiment includes:

step 701, a pedal signal is acquired and sent to a brake control module.

In the step, a signal basis is provided for the subsequent braking according to the pedal signal through the acquisition of the pedal signal corresponding to the pedal action.

Step 702, determining a pedal braking signal according to the pedal signal by using a first control unit or a second control unit in the brake control module, and transmitting the pedal braking signal to the wheel control module.

In this step, the brake control module may acquire some sensor signals other than the pedal module and generate a pedal brake signal according to the sensor signals and the pedal signal, or may convert the pedal signal into the pedal brake signal through a preset program. And when the brake control module works normally, the first control unit determines a pedal brake signal according to the pedal signal, and when the brake control module fails, the second control unit determines the pedal brake signal according to the pedal signal. In this way, a braking force calculation basis is provided for each wheel corresponding to the subsequent wheel control module, and the arrangement of the first control unit and the second control unit improves the redundancy of the brake control module.

Step 703, determining braking force according to the pedal braking signal, and providing braking force to the corresponding wheel.

In this step, the wheel control module may acquire sensor signals associated with the wheels and send the sensor signals to the brake control module for operating condition determination, or may directly convert the pedal brake signals to responsive braking forces via the motor and transmission.

Specifically, when a driver controls a brake pedal in the brake module, the pedal simulator provides a pedal feel, and the first signal unit and the second signal unit detect changes in pedal travel and force and transmit signals to the brake control module; under the system fault-free mode, the first control unit calculates the corresponding target braking force of each wheel according to the identified intention of the driver and sends the target braking force to the wheel control module through the system communication module; after receiving the corresponding instruction, the wheel control module outputs corresponding braking force to complete the braking function.

Through the scheme, the pedal module, the brake control module and the wheel control module in the brake system are adopted to complete the conversion from the pedal action to the braking force on the wheels, so that the braking in the driving process is realized.

In some embodiments, the braking method further comprises:

acquiring working states of a pedal module, a brake control module, a wheel control module, a power supply module and a communication module;

judging the failure condition of any one of the pedal module, the brake control module, the wheel control module, the power supply module and the communication module according to the working state to obtain a judging result;

and providing braking force to the corresponding wheels through the wheel control module according to the judging result.

In the above scheme, the working state includes normal working and failure, and when any one of the pedal module, the brake control module, the wheel control module, the power supply module and the communication module fails, a braking method in the failure state can be adopted to provide braking force to the corresponding wheel.

Specifically, the main body for acquiring the working states of the pedal module, the brake control module, the wheel control module, the power supply module and the communication module may include a first control unit, a second control unit and other control units, where the first control unit or the second control unit acquires the working states of the first control unit and the second control unit and the modules through the system communication sub-module, and the other control units acquire the working states of the first control unit and the second control unit and the modules through the whole vehicle communication sub-module.

It is understood that the working states of the pedal module, the brake control module, the wheel control module, the power supply module and the communication module can be obtained by monitoring analog signals of the modules, and can also be obtained by monitoring data sent by the modules.

Through the scheme, a judgment basis is provided for the output braking force of the braking system in the subsequent failure state.

In some embodiments, providing braking force to the corresponding wheel according to the determination result includes:

in response to determining that the judging result is that the first front wheel control braking unit or the second front wheel control braking unit or the first rear wheel control braking unit or the second rear wheel control braking unit in the wheel control module fails, acquiring a motion state through the braking control module, sending a braking signal to the wheel control module according to the motion state, and providing braking force to a corresponding wheel by adopting the wheel control module, wherein the braking signal comprises the following components: pedal braking signals and driving braking signals;

responding to the determined result that the first control unit fails, transmitting a braking signal to the wheel control module by using the second control unit, and providing braking force to the corresponding wheel by using the wheel control module;

Responding to the determined result that the first signal unit or the second signal unit fails, transmitting a pedal stroke signal and a pedal force signal to a brake control module, or transmitting a stroke signal to the brake control module by adopting the pedal module, and providing braking force to corresponding wheels by adopting the wheel control module;

in response to determining that the judging result is that the first power supply unit or the second power supply unit in the power supply module fails, providing electric energy by adopting the second power supply unit or the first power supply unit, and providing braking force for corresponding wheels by adopting the wheel control module;

and responding to the judgment result that the first whole vehicle communication unit in the communication module fails, adopting the second whole vehicle communication unit to receive a driving braking request, determining a driving braking signal according to the driving braking request, and adopting the wheel control module to provide braking force for corresponding wheels.

In the above scheme, when the first front wheel control brake unit or the second front wheel control brake unit or the first rear wheel control brake unit or the second rear wheel control brake unit fails, that is, when one wheel loses braking capability, the remaining three control brake units can still work normally; at this time, the braking system decides to achieve deceleration of the wheels by two-wheel or three-wheel braking according to the calculated magnitude of the required braking force, and ensures stability of the wheels by cooperation with steering.

When the first control unit fails, the braking system is switched to the second control unit for control, so that the braking system has complete failure operation capability.

The first signal unit in the pedal module has the capability of measuring and transmitting two paths of pedal travel signals, the second signal unit has the capability of measuring and transmitting one path of travel force signals, and when the pedal module fails in a single point, the pedal module still has the capability of measuring and transmitting two paths of pedal travel signals or one path of pedal travel signals plus one path of pedal force signals, so that the braking intention of a driver can be reliably identified.

When one power supply fails, the other power supply can still supply power to the corresponding control unit, the braking system has the front-back diagonal braking capability, the rear wheel has the parking capability, and degraded parking braking can be realized.

When the first whole vehicle communication unit fails, the backed-up second whole vehicle communication unit has a complete signal interaction function, the system has complete failure operation capability, and the brake control system receives a driving brake request from the second whole vehicle communication unit; the first control unit calculates a corresponding driving braking signal of each wheel according to the received driving braking request, and sends the driving braking signal to the wheel control module through the system communication unit, and the wheel control module outputs corresponding braking force after receiving a corresponding instruction to complete a braking function.

Through the scheme, the braking force is provided for the corresponding wheel when any one of the pedal module, the braking control module, the wheel control module, the power supply module and the communication module fails in the working state judgment of the braking system.

In some embodiments, the motion state comprises: static and dynamic;

the motion state is obtained through the brake control module, a brake signal is sent to the wheel control module according to the motion state, and the wheel control module is adopted to provide braking force for the corresponding wheel, comprising:

in response to determining that the motion state is static, sending a braking signal to the first rear wheel control braking unit or the second rear wheel control braking unit through the braking control module, and providing a first rear wheel static braking force to the corresponding wheel by adopting the first rear wheel control braking unit or providing a second rear wheel static braking force to the corresponding wheel by adopting the second rear wheel control braking unit;

in response to determining that the motion state is dynamic, a braking signal is sent by the braking control module to a unit in the wheel control module that is not disabled, and braking force is provided to the corresponding wheel using the unit in the wheel control module that is not disabled.

In the above-described scheme, when either one of the first rear wheel control brake unit and the second rear wheel control brake unit fails, that is, one rear wheel loses the parking ability, the other rear wheel can still achieve degraded parking brake.

When an EPB (Electrical Parking Brake electronic parking brake system) switch receives a control signal, the first control unit performs dynamic and static parking control according to the received EPB control signal; when dynamic parking braking is performed, the first control unit calculates corresponding dynamic parking target braking force and sends the corresponding dynamic parking target braking force to the wheel control module through the first system communication unit; after receiving the corresponding instruction, the wheel control module outputs corresponding braking force; during static parking braking, the first control unit calculates target braking force of the rear wheels and an EPB locking instruction, sends the target braking force and the EPB locking instruction to the first rear wheel control braking unit and the second rear wheel control braking unit through the first system communication unit, and the first rear wheel control braking unit and the second rear wheel control braking unit output corresponding braking forces and lock according to the instructions.

Through the scheme, the braking effect of the wheel control module when the wheel control module fails in different motion states is achieved.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides a brake device corresponding to the method of any of the above embodiments.

Referring to fig. 8, a brake apparatus includes:

an acquisition module 801 configured to acquire a pedal signal and transmit the pedal signal to a brake control module;

a determining module 802 configured to determine a pedal braking signal from the pedal signal using the first control unit or the second control unit in the brake control module, and transmit the pedal braking signal to the wheel control module;

a braking module 803 configured to determine a braking force from the pedal braking signal and provide the braking force to the corresponding wheel.

In some embodiments, the braking device further comprises:

the system comprises an acquisition state module, a control module, a power supply module and a communication module, wherein the acquisition state module is configured to acquire the working states of the pedal module, the brake control module, the wheel control module, the power supply module and the communication module;

the judging module is configured to judge the failure condition of any one of the pedal module, the brake control module, the wheel control module, the power supply module and the communication module according to the working state, so as to obtain a judging result;

and the judging braking module is configured to provide braking force to the corresponding wheels through the wheel control module according to the judging result.

In some embodiments, the determining a braking module specifically includes:

the wheel control judging unit is configured to respond to the judgment result that the first front wheel control braking unit or the second front wheel control braking unit or the first rear wheel control braking unit or the second rear wheel control braking unit in the wheel control module is invalid, acquire a motion state through the brake control module, send a brake signal to the wheel control module according to the motion state, and provide braking force to the corresponding wheel by adopting the wheel control module, wherein the brake signal comprises the following components: pedal braking signals and driving braking signals;

A brake control judging unit configured to send a brake signal to the wheel control module by using the second control unit and to provide a braking force to the corresponding wheel by using the wheel control module in response to the determination that the first control unit fails;

the pedal judging unit is configured to send a pedal stroke signal and a pedal force signal to the brake control module or send a stroke signal to the brake control module by adopting the pedal module and provide braking force to corresponding wheels by adopting the wheel control module in response to the fact that the first signal unit or the second signal unit fails as a judging result;

a power supply judging unit configured to provide electric power by adopting the second power supply unit or the first power supply unit and provide braking force to corresponding wheels by adopting the wheel control module in response to determining that the judging result is that the first power supply unit or the second power supply unit in the power supply module fails;

and the communication judging unit is configured to respond to the judgment result that the first whole vehicle communication unit in the communication module fails, receive a driving braking request by adopting the second whole vehicle communication unit, determine a driving braking signal according to the driving braking request and provide braking force for corresponding wheels by adopting the wheel control module.

In some embodiments, the motion state comprises: static and dynamic;

the wheel control judgment unit is specifically configured to:

The device of the foregoing embodiment is used for implementing the corresponding braking method in any of the foregoing embodiments, and has the beneficial effects of the corresponding method embodiment, which are not described herein.

The brake control module of the embodiment of the disclosure comprises:

The first control unit and the second control unit are respectively connected with the pedal module and the wheel control module, the pedal braking signal is determined through the first control unit or the second control unit according to the pedal signal sent by the pedal module, and the pedal braking signal is sent to the wheel control module.

In the above scheme, the brake control module connected with the pedal module and the wheel control module respectively cannot receive the pedal signal sent by the pedal module when the brake control module encounters failure in the braking process, and further cannot determine the pedal brake signal required by the wheel control module according to the pedal signal. The second control unit and the first control unit in the brake control module have the same function, can all receive the pedal signal sent by the pedal module, and determine the pedal brake signal required by the wheel control module according to the pedal signal.

Through the scheme, the first control unit and the second control unit with the same functions can provide the pedal signals sent by the pedal module and the pedal braking signals required by the wheel control module for the brake control module, so that the redundancy of the brake control module is improved.

As shown in fig. 9A and 9B, a brake system 900 of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a pedal module 901, a brake control module 902, and a wheel control module 903, wherein the pedal module 901 is connected to the brake control module 902, the brake control module 902 is connected to the wheel control module 903, and the pedal module 901 is configured to acquire a pedal signal and transmit the pedal signal to the brake control module 902;

The brake control module 902 includes at least a first control unit 9021 and a second control unit 9022 connected to the pedal module 901, respectively, configured to determine a pedal brake signal from the pedal signal through the first control unit 9021 or the second control unit 9022, and transmit the pedal brake signal to the wheel control module 903;

the wheel control module 903, which is connected to the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022, respectively, is configured to determine a braking force according to a pedal braking signal, and to provide the braking force to the corresponding wheel.

In the above-described aspect, as shown in fig. 9B, the pedal module 901 may include:

a brake pedal and ram 9013 configured to obtain pedal motion;

pedal simulator 9014 configured to provide a pedal feel.

The brake control module 902 may include a service computer that converts the pedal signal to a pedal brake signal and sends the pedal brake signal out via a program preset in the trip computer.

The wheel control module 903 may include:

a foundation brake (not shown in fig. 9A) configured to provide dynamic braking force to the corresponding wheel, wherein the foundation brake may include a caliper and a brake disc;

a MOC (Motor On Caliper, motor and drive train Caliper and brake disc, not shown in fig. 9A) configured to provide driving force to a corresponding foundation brake, wherein the MOC may include a Motor and drive train;

EPB (Electrical Parking Brake electronic parking brake system, not shown in fig. 9A) is configured to provide a static braking force to the corresponding rear wheel.

In a normal operation state, the first control unit 9021 in the brake control module 902 operates, and the second control unit 9022 serves as a backup of the first control unit 9021.

By the above scheme, at least the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022 are arranged in the brake control module 902, and the second control unit 9022 is used as a standby of the first control unit 9021, so that the brake system failure caused by the failure of a single control unit in the brake control module 902 is avoided, and the redundancy of the brake system is improved; the pedal module 901 and the wheel control module 903 are respectively connected with the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022, so that when the first control unit 9021 fails, the second control unit 9022 serving as a backup can continuously receive the pedal signal sent by the pedal module 901 and continuously send the pedal brake signal to the wheel control module 903, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the brake system.

In some embodiments, the pedal signal includes at least a travel signal and a pedal force signal;

the pedal module 901 includes at least:

The first signal unit 9011 is connected with the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022 respectively, and is configured to acquire a stroke signal and send the stroke signal to the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022 respectively, wherein the stroke signal at least comprises two paths of independent pedal stroke signals;

the second signal unit 9012 is connected to the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022, respectively, and is configured to acquire a pedal force signal, and transmit the pedal force signal to the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022, respectively.

In the above, the first signal unit 9011 may include a pedal stroke sensor, and the second signal unit 9012 may include a pedal force sensor.

Through the above scheme, two paths of independent pedal travel signals in the first signal unit 9011 can be mutually standby, when one path of pedal travel signals or pedal force signals fail, the pedal module 901 can send one path of pedal travel signals and pedal force signals or two paths of pedal travel signals to the brake control module 902, so that the brake control module 902 can receive the effective pedal signals, and redundancy of the pedal module 901 is improved.

In some embodiments, the pedal braking signal includes at least: a first front wheel pedal brake signal, a second front wheel pedal brake signal, a first rear wheel pedal brake signal, and a second rear wheel pedal brake signal;

The braking force includes at least: a first front wheel braking force, a second front wheel braking force, a first rear wheel braking force, and a second rear wheel braking force;

the wheel control module 903 includes at least:

a first front wheel control brake unit 9031, diagonally arranged to the first rear wheel control brake unit 9033, configured to determine a first front wheel braking force from a first front wheel pedal braking signal, and to provide the first front wheel braking force to the corresponding wheel;

a second front wheel control brake unit 9032, diagonally arranged to the second rear wheel control brake unit 9034, configured to determine a second front wheel braking force from the second front wheel pedal braking signal, and to provide the second front wheel braking force to the corresponding wheel;

a first rear wheel control brake unit 9033, diagonally arranged to the first front wheel control brake unit 9031, configured to determine a first rear wheel braking force from the first rear wheel pedal braking signal, and to provide the first rear wheel braking force to the corresponding wheel, wherein the first rear wheel braking force includes at least: a first rear wheel static braking force and a first rear wheel dynamic braking force;

a second rear wheel control brake unit 9034, diagonally disposed to the second front wheel control brake unit 9032, configured to determine a second rear wheel braking force from the second rear wheel pedal braking signal, and to provide the second rear wheel braking force to the corresponding wheel, wherein the second rear wheel braking force includes at least: a second rear wheel static braking force and a second rear wheel dynamic braking force.

In the above-described aspect, the first front wheel control brake unit 9031 may include: the first ECU9311 (Electronic Control Unit electronic control unit), a first foundation brake 9312, a first MOC9333, a first clamp force sensor 9314, a first motor position sensor 9315 and a first wheel speed sensor 9316, wherein the first MOC9333 includes a first motor and a first transmission mechanism, and the second front wheel control brake unit 9032 may include: the second ECU9321, the second foundation brake 9322, the second MOC9323, the second clamp force sensor 9324, the second motor position sensor 9325, and the second wheel speed sensor 9326, wherein the second MOC9323 includes a second motor and a second transmission, and the first rear wheel control brake unit 9033 may include: the third ECU9331, the third foundation brake 9332, the third MOC9333, the third clamp force sensor 9334, the third motor position sensor 9335, and the third wheel speed sensor 9336, wherein the third MOC9333 includes a third motor, a third transmission, and the first EPB, and the second rear wheel control brake unit 9034 may include: a fourth ECU9341, a fourth foundation brake 9342, a fourth MOC9343, a fourth clamp force sensor 9344, a fourth motor position sensor 9345, and a fourth wheel speed sensor 9346, wherein the fourth MOC9343 includes a fourth motor, a fourth transmission, and a second EPB.

Specifically, the first front wheel control brake unit 9031 is diagonally arranged with the first rear wheel control brake unit 9033 to form a first wheel control unit group configured to provide braking force to wheels corresponding to the first wheel control unit group. The second front wheel control brake unit 9032 is diagonally arranged with the second rear wheel control brake unit 9034, forming a second wheel control unit group configured to provide braking force to wheels corresponding to the first wheel control unit group. In this way, the first wheel control unit group and the second wheel control unit group are mutually standby, and when the first wheel control unit group or the second wheel control unit group fails, the second wheel control unit group or the first wheel control unit group can continuously provide braking force to the corresponding wheel, and since the control braking units in the first wheel control unit group and the second wheel control unit group are arranged in a diagonal line, at least two sides perpendicular to the travelling direction are ensured to have braking force, so that sideslip caused by no braking force on one side is avoided.

Through the above scheme, the diagonally arranged first front wheel control brake unit 9031 and first rear wheel control brake unit 9033 can be used as a group of control brake units, the two groups of control brake units can be mutually backed up, and when one group of control brake units fails, the other group of control brake units can realize braking force redistribution and degradation parking brake, so that redundancy of a brake system is improved.

In some embodiments, the system further comprises a power module and a communication module,

the power module is configured to provide electrical power to the wheel control module 903 and the brake control module 902;

the communication module is configured to receive the pedal braking signal and transmit the pedal braking signal to the wheel control module 903.

In the above-mentioned scheme, the power supply module may provide electric power to the wheel control module 903 and the brake control module 902 through the power supply line, and the communication module may send a pedal brake signal to the wheel control module 903 through a communication network, where the communication network may include wired communication and wireless communication.

Through the scheme, the electric energy and the signal transmission channel are provided for the braking system, so that the braking system works normally.

In some embodiments, the power module includes:

a first power supply unit 9041 connected to the first control unit 9021, the first front wheel control brake unit 9031, and the first rear wheel control brake unit 9033, respectively, and configured to supply electric power to the first control unit 9021, the first front wheel control brake unit 9031, and the first rear wheel control brake unit 9033;

the second power supply unit 9042 is connected to the second control unit 9022, the second front wheel control brake unit 9032, and the second rear wheel control brake unit 9034, respectively, and is configured to supply electric power to the second control unit 9022, the second front wheel control brake unit 9032, and the second rear wheel control brake unit 9034.

In the above-mentioned scheme, when the brake system is operating normally, the first power supply unit 9041 and the second power supply unit 9042 operate simultaneously, and when the first power supply unit 9041 or the second power supply unit 9042 fails, power can be supplied to the brake control module 902 and the wheel control module 903 through the second power supply unit 9042 or the first power supply unit 9041.

Through the scheme, the first power supply unit 9041 and the second power supply unit 9042 are mutually backed up, so that the redundancy of the braking system is improved; and in normal operation, the first power supply unit 9041 is in a power supply state, so that the output power of the first power supply unit 9041 is half of the total power of the braking system, and the output power of the first power supply unit 9041 and the output power of the second power supply unit 9042 are reduced.

In some embodiments, the communication module includes at least:

the whole vehicle communication sub-module is connected with the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022 respectively, and is configured to receive a driving brake request and send the driving brake request to the first control unit 9021 or the second control unit 9022;

the system communication sub-module is connected to the first control unit 9021, the second control unit 9022, and the wheel control module 903, and is configured to receive a pedal brake signal, or receive a driving brake signal determined by the first control unit 9021 or the second control unit 9022 according to a driving brake request, and transmit the pedal brake signal or the driving brake signal to the wheel control module 903.

In the above-mentioned scheme, in the automatic driving mode, the pedal module 901 does not transmit the pedal signal any more, and the brake control module 902 performs braking according to the driving brake request received by the whole vehicle communication sub-module.

Through the above scheme, the communication module may send the pedal brake signal and the driving brake signal to the wheel control module 903 through a communication network, where the communication network may include wired communication and wireless communication.

In some embodiments, the whole vehicle communication sub-module includes at least:

the first whole vehicle communication unit 9511 is connected to the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022, and is configured to receive a driving brake request and transmit the driving brake request to the first control unit 9021 or the second control unit 9022;

the second whole vehicle communication unit 9512 is connected to the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022, respectively, and is configured as a standby of the first whole vehicle communication unit 9511.

In the above scheme, in the normal working state, the first whole vehicle communication unit 9511 works, and the second whole vehicle communication unit 9512 serves as a backup of the first whole vehicle communication unit 9511.

Through the above scheme, the second whole vehicle communication unit 9512 is used as a standby of the first whole vehicle communication unit 9511, so that the failure of the braking system when the first whole vehicle communication unit 9511 fails is avoided, and the redundancy of the braking system is improved.

In some embodiments, the driving brake signal includes at least: a first front wheel steering brake signal, a second front wheel steering brake signal, a first rear wheel steering brake signal, and a second rear wheel steering brake signal;

the system communication submodule at least comprises:

a first system communication unit 9521, connected to the first control unit 9021, the second control unit 9022, the first front wheel control brake unit 9031, the second front wheel control brake unit 9032, the first rear wheel control brake unit 9033, and the second rear wheel control brake unit 9034, respectively, configured to receive a pedal brake signal transmitted from the first control unit 9021 or the second control unit 9022, and transmit a first front wheel pedal brake signal or a first front wheel driving brake signal to the first front wheel control brake unit, a second front wheel pedal brake signal or a second front wheel driving brake signal to the second front wheel control brake unit, a first rear wheel pedal brake signal or a first rear wheel driving brake signal to the first rear wheel control brake unit, and a second rear wheel pedal brake signal or a second rear wheel driving brake signal to the second rear wheel control brake unit,

or receives a driving brake signal determined by the first control unit 9021 or the second control unit 9022 according to the driving brake request, and transmits a first front wheel driving brake signal to the first front wheel control brake unit 9031, a second front wheel driving brake signal to the second front wheel control brake unit 9032, a first rear wheel driving brake signal to the first rear wheel control brake unit 9033, and a second rear wheel driving brake signal to the second rear wheel control brake unit 9034;

The second system communication unit 9522 is connected to the first control unit 9021, the second control unit 9022, the first front wheel control brake unit 9031, the second front wheel control brake unit 9032, the first rear wheel control brake unit 9033, and the second rear wheel control brake unit 9034, respectively, and is configured as a backup of the second system communication unit 9522.

In a normal operation state, the first system communication unit 9521 operates, and the second system communication unit 9522 serves as a backup of the first system communication unit 9521.

By the above scheme, the second system communication unit 9522 is used for standby of the first system communication unit 9521, so that failure of the braking system when the first system communication unit 9521 fails is avoided, and redundancy of the braking system is improved.

Based on the same inventive concept, on the basis of the corresponding implementation manner of the above-mentioned example methods, the following specific implementation cases are possible.

As shown in fig. 9B, the brake system of the present embodiment includes: a brake pedal and simulator module (corresponding to pedal module 901 in an embodiment of the present disclosure), a brake controller module (corresponding to brake control module 902 in an embodiment of the present disclosure), an EMB module (corresponding to wheel control module 903 in an embodiment of the present disclosure);

The brake pedal and simulator module includes: brake pedal and ram 9013; pedal simulator 9014; the pedal travel sensor (corresponding to the first signal unit 9011 in the embodiment of the disclosure) has redundancy capability, can provide two independent pedal travel signals, and can send signals to two controllers (corresponding to the first control unit 9021 and the second control unit 9022 in the embodiment of the disclosure) separately; a pedal force sensor (corresponding to the second signal unit 9012 in the embodiment of the present disclosure) may separately send signals to the two controllers; the pedal sensor group comprises a pedal stroke sensor and a pedal force sensor; the connection of the pedal sensor group and the brake control main ECU (corresponding to the first control unit 9021 in the embodiment of the present disclosure) includes sensor power supply and signal transmission including two pedal strokes and one pedal force signal; the connection of the pedal sensor group to the brake control backup ECU (corresponding to the second control unit 9022 in the embodiment of the present disclosure) includes sensor power supply and signal transmission including two pedal strokes and one pedal force signal.

The brake controller module includes: a brake control main ECU (corresponding to the first control unit 9021 in the embodiment of the present disclosure); a brake control backup ECU (corresponding to the second control unit 9022 in the embodiment of the present disclosure).

The EMB module includes (corresponding to the wheel control module 903 in the embodiment of the present disclosure, including a first front wheel control brake unit 9031, a second front wheel control brake unit 9032, a first rear wheel control brake unit 9033, and a second rear wheel control brake unit 9034): a foundation brake composed of calipers, a brake disc and the like; front wheel MOC (corresponding to first MOC9313 and second MOC9323 in embodiments of the present disclosure) comprising motor and transmission mechanism, rear wheel MOC (corresponding to second MOC9333 and fourth MOC9343 in embodiments of the present disclosure) comprising motor, transmission mechanism and EPB locking mechanism; front wheel end ECU (corresponding to the first ECU9311 and the second ECU9321 in the embodiment of the present disclosure) controls front wheels MOC; a rear wheel end ECU (corresponding to the third ECU9331 and the second ECU9341 in the embodiment of the present disclosure) that controls the rear wheels MOC; wheel speed sensors (corresponding to the first wheel speed sensor 9316, the second wheel speed sensor 9326, the third wheel speed sensor 9336, and the fourth wheel speed sensor 9346 in the embodiments of the present disclosure); the connection between the wheel speed sensor and the wheel end ECU comprises sensor power supply and signal transmission; motor position sensors (corresponding to the first motor position sensor 9315, the second motor position sensor 9325, the third motor position sensor 9335, and the fourth motor position sensor 9345 in the embodiments of the present disclosure); the connection of the motor position sensor and the wheel end ECU comprises sensor power supply and signal transmission, and can be external wire harness connection or ECU/MOC internal circuit connection; a clamp force sensor (corresponding to the first clamp force sensor 9314, the second clamp force sensor 9324, the third clamp force sensor 9334, and the fourth clamp force sensor 9344 in the embodiments of the present disclosure); the connection of the clamping force sensor with the wheel end ECU, including the power supply and signal transmission of the sensor, can be an external wire harness connection or an ECU/MOC internal circuit connection.

A first system power supply (corresponding to the first power supply unit 9041 in the embodiment of the present disclosure); a first power supply line supplies power to the brake control main ECU, the front wheel end ECU and the rear wheel end ECU by a first power supply source of the system; a second system power supply (corresponding to the second power supply unit 9042 in the embodiment of the present disclosure); a second power supply circuit, which is used for supplying power to the brake control backup, the front wheel end ECU and the rear wheel end ECU by a second power supply system; a first system communication network (corresponding to the first system communication unit 9521 in the embodiment of the present disclosure) connecting the brake control main ECU, the brake control backup ECU, and the wheel end ECU; a second system communication network (corresponding to the second system communication unit 9522 in the embodiment of the present disclosure), a brake control main ECU, a brake control backup ECU, and a wheel end ECU; the whole vehicle main communication network (corresponding to the first whole vehicle communication unit 9511 in the embodiment of the disclosure) is in communication with other ECUs of the whole vehicle; the whole vehicle backup communication network (corresponding to the second whole vehicle communication unit 9512 in the embodiment of the disclosure) is in communication backup with other ECU of the whole vehicle.

It is to be understood that the broken lines of the first power supply unit 9041 and the second power supply unit 9042 in fig. 9B represent power supply lines, the broken lines of the pedal module 901 represent pedal signal lines, and the solid lines of the first system communication unit 9521, the second system communication unit 9522, the first whole vehicle communication unit 9511, and the second whole vehicle communication unit 9512 may represent wireless communication and wired communication.

Normal operation mode of brake system

1. Driver braking

When a driver controls a brake pedal, the simulator provides pedal feel, and a pedal sensor group detects the change of pedal travel and force and transmits signals to a brake control ECU; under the system failure-free mode, the brake control main ECU calculates the corresponding target braking force of each wheel according to the identified intention of the driver, and sends the target braking force to the wheel end ECU through a system communication network; and after the wheel end ECU receives the corresponding instruction, controlling the MOC to achieve the corresponding braking force, and completing the braking function.

2. Automatic driving brake

The brake control ECU receives a brake request sent by an automatic driving controller from a whole vehicle communication network; under the system failure-free mode, the brake control main ECU calculates the corresponding target braking force of each wheel according to the received brake request, and sends the target braking force to the wheel end ECU through a system communication network; and after the wheel end ECU receives the corresponding instruction, controlling the MOC to achieve the corresponding braking force, and completing the braking function.

3. Parking brake

When the driver controls the EPB switch, the brake control ECU receives the EPB switch state through the whole vehicle communication network, and under the system fault-free mode, the brake control main ECU performs mobile and static parking control according to the received EPB switch state; when dynamic parking braking is performed, the braking control main ECU calculates corresponding dynamic parking target braking force and sends the corresponding dynamic parking target braking force to the wheel end ECU through a system communication network; after receiving the corresponding instruction, the wheel end ECU controls the MOC to achieve the corresponding braking force; when static parking braking is performed, the braking control main ECU calculates target braking force of the rear wheels and an EPB locking instruction, the target braking force and the EPB locking instruction are sent to the wheel end ECU through a system communication network, and after the wheel end ECU receives the corresponding instruction, the MOC is controlled to achieve the corresponding braking force, and locking is performed according to the instruction.

Redundant mode of operation of a brake system

1. Failure of pedal sensor

The pedal sensor group has the measuring capability of 2 routes and 1 route of force, and after single-point failure occurs, the pedal sensor group still has the measuring capability of 2 routes or 1 route plus one route of force, and the driver braking intention can be reliably identified.

2. Wheel end controller and brake failure

2.1 redundancy of service brakes

When any one of the wheel end ECU fails or any one of the MOCs fails, namely one wheel loses braking capability, the remaining three wheel end controllers and the brakes can still work normally; at this time, the system decides to achieve deceleration of the wheels by two-wheel or three-wheel braking according to the calculated magnitude of the required braking force, and ensures stability of the wheels by cooperation with steering.

2.2 redundancy of parking brake

When one of the wheel end ECUs fails, or one of the MOCs fails, i.e. one rear wheel loses parking ability, the other rear wheel can still achieve a degraded parking brake.

3. Failure of brake controller

When the brake control main ECU fails, the system is switched to brake control backup ECU control, and the system has complete failure operation capability.

4. Failure of communication

When the whole vehicle main communication network fails, the whole vehicle backup communication network has complete signal interaction, and the system has complete failure operation capability.

5. Failure of power supply

When one of the power supplies fails, the other power supply can still supply power to the corresponding controller, the system has front-back diagonal braking capability, and the rear wheel has parking capability, so that degraded parking braking can be realized;

the braking system of the above embodiment has the advantages as those of the braking system of any of the foregoing embodiments, and will not be described in detail herein.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides an electronic device corresponding to the method of any embodiment, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor, where the processor implements the braking method of any embodiment when executing the program.

Fig. 10 shows a schematic hardware structure of a more specific electronic device 1000 provided in this embodiment, where the device 1000 may include: a processor 1010, a memory 1020, an input/output interface 1030, a communication interface 1040, and a bus 1050. Wherein processor 1010, memory 1020, input/output interface 1030, and communication interface 1040 implement communication connections therebetween within the device via a bus 1050.

The processor 1010 may be implemented by a general-purpose CPU (Central Processing Unit ), microprocessor, application specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits, etc. for executing relevant programs to implement the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The Memory 1020 may be implemented in the form of ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory ), static storage device, dynamic storage device, or the like. Memory 1020 may store an operating system and other application programs, and when the embodiments of the present specification are implemented in software or firmware, the associated program code is stored in memory 1020 and executed by processor 1010.

The input/output interface 1030 is used to connect with an input/output module for inputting and outputting information. The input/output module may be configured as a component in a device (not shown) or may be external to the device to provide corresponding functionality. Wherein the input devices may include a keyboard, mouse, touch screen, microphone, various types of sensors, etc., and the output devices may include a display, speaker, vibrator, indicator lights, etc.

Communication interface 1040 is used to connect communication modules (not shown) to enable communication interactions of the present device with other devices. The communication module may implement communication through a wired manner (such as USB, network cable, etc.), or may implement communication through a wireless manner (such as mobile network, WIFI, bluetooth, etc.).

Bus 1050 includes a path for transferring information between components of the device (e.g., processor 1010, memory 1020, input/output interface 1030, and communication interface 1040).

It should be noted that although the above-described device only shows processor 1010, memory 1020, input/output interface 1030, communication interface 1040, and bus 1050, in an implementation, the device may include other components necessary to achieve proper operation. Furthermore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the above-described apparatus may include only the components necessary to implement the embodiments of the present description, and not all the components shown in the drawings.

The electronic device of the foregoing embodiment is configured to implement the corresponding braking control method or braking method in any of the foregoing embodiments, and has the beneficial effects of the corresponding method embodiment, which is not described herein again.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions for causing a computer to perform the brake control method or the brake method of any of the above embodiments, corresponding to the method of any of the above embodiments.

The computer readable media of the present embodiments, including both permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media, may be used to implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of storage media for a computer include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), static Random Access Memory (SRAM), dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), read Only Memory (ROM), electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium, which can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device.

The storage medium of the above embodiment stores computer instructions for causing a computer to execute the braking control method or the braking method of any of the above embodiments, and has the advantages of the corresponding method embodiments, which are not described herein.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides a vehicle, corresponding to the method of any embodiment, including the braking device, or the electronic device, or the storage medium in the embodiment, where the vehicle device implements the braking method of any embodiment.

The vehicle of the above embodiment is used for executing the braking control method or the braking method of any of the above embodiments, and has the beneficial effects of the corresponding method embodiments, which are not described herein again.

In some embodiments, the vehicle may further include:

a wheel;

a braking mechanism coupled to the wheel and configured to brake the wheel;

any embodiment, or permutation, combination of embodiments, of a brake control system electrically coupled to and configured to brake control the brake mechanism as described above.

In some embodiments, when a target brake mechanism of the four brake mechanisms or a target control device of the four brake mechanism control devices fails, the brake control system may further determine braking force data of another three brake mechanisms of the four brake mechanisms according to the brake instruction information; the braking force data of the other three braking mechanisms of the four braking mechanisms are then respectively transmitted to the control devices of the corresponding braking mechanisms, so that braking control can be realized by using the three braking mechanisms.

In some embodiments, the vehicle further comprises a steering mechanism, and the brake control system may further determine steering data from braking force data of three other of the four braking mechanisms; and transmitting the steering data to a steering mechanism so that the steering operation of the steering mechanism is matched with the braking operation of the other three braking mechanisms, thereby ensuring the stability and the safety of the vehicle.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: the discussion of any of the embodiments above is merely exemplary and is not intended to suggest that the scope of the disclosure, including the claims, is limited to these examples; the technical features of the above embodiments or in the different embodiments may also be combined under the idea of the present disclosure, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the embodiments of the present disclosure as above, which are not provided in details for the sake of brevity.

Additionally, well-known power/ground connections to Integrated Circuit (IC) chips and other components may or may not be shown within the provided figures, in order to simplify the illustration and discussion, and so as not to obscure the embodiments of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the devices may be shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the embodiments of the present disclosure, and this also accounts for the fact that specifics with respect to implementation of such block diagram devices are highly dependent upon the platform on which the embodiments of the present disclosure are to be implemented (i.e., such specifics should be well within purview of one skilled in the art). Where specific details (e.g., circuits) are set forth in order to describe example embodiments of the disclosure, it should be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the disclosure can be practiced without, or with variation of, these specific details. Accordingly, the description is to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.

While the present disclosure has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, many alternatives, modifications, and variations of those embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. For example, other memory architectures (e.g., dynamic RAM (DRAM)) may use the embodiments discussed.

The disclosed embodiments are intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances which fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, any omissions, modifications, equivalents, improvements, and the like, which are within the spirit and principles of the embodiments of the disclosure, are intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.

Claims

1. A brake control method applied to a brake control apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving braking indication information;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the brake control device is an electronic control unit ECU, the method further comprising:

and determining whether the brake control device fails or not through a self-diagnosis mechanism of the ECU.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the brake control device fault information and the brake force data to the control device of the controlled brake mechanism comprises:

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the brake indication information is pedal travel data and/or pedal force data from a pedal sensor set or indication data from an autopilot controller.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving brake indication information comprises:

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving state information of a parking switch;

determining parking brake data of the controlled brake mechanism according to the state information;

transmitting the parking brake data to a control device of the controlled brake mechanism, so that the control device of the controlled brake mechanism controls the controlled brake mechanism based on the parking brake data; or alternatively

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the number of the controlled braking mechanisms and the control devices of the controlled braking mechanisms is four, and the controlled braking mechanisms and the control devices of the controlled braking mechanisms are in one-to-one correspondence;

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining steering data according to braking force data of the other three controlled braking mechanisms in the four controlled braking mechanisms;

the steering data is sent to a steering mechanism so that steering operation of the steering mechanism is coordinated with braking operation of the other three controlled mechanisms.

9. A brake control method applied to a control device of a brake mechanism, the method comprising:

receiving braking force data from a brake control device;

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

in response to determining that the control device of the brake mechanism or the brake mechanism fails, failure information of the brake mechanism or the control device thereof is transmitted to the brake control device.

11. A brake control apparatus comprising:

The receiving module is used for receiving the braking indication information;

12. A control device of a brake mechanism, comprising:

13. A vehicle, comprising:

a wheel;

the brake control apparatus according to claim 11;

the control device of a brake mechanism according to claim 12, electrically coupled to the brake control device and the brake mechanism, and configured to perform brake control of the brake mechanism.

14. A computer device comprising one or more processors, memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors, the programs comprising instructions for performing the method of any of claims 1-8 or the method of any of claims 9-10.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing a computer program, which when executed by one or more processors causes the processors to perform the method of any of claims 1-8 or the method of any of claims 9-10.