Brake Service Control Using Wear Sensing and Auto Initiation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle braking systems often lack optimal and convenient opportunities for servicing, particularly in terms of timing and ease of maintenance, such as brake pad and rotor replacements.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle control system that includes sensors and a processor to automatically initiate and manage brake servicing, performing safety checks, moving braking components, and providing user guidance for servicing, with the ability to optimize post-service vehicle travel routes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If automatic brake service initiation is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The brake service system automatically monitors wear sensor data, determines when service is needed, and guides the user through the service process without requiring manual inspection or professional intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously managing the entire service workflow from detection to completion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical inspection and service initiation with electronic sensor-based monitoring and automated digital guidance. Wear sensors continuously measure brake component condition, and the processor automatically determines service requirements, substituting human judgment and manual assessment with electronic detection systems.
2Reliability
If safety checks are automatically performed, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs safety checks automatically before initiating brake service, ensuring that all necessary conditions are met prior to service execution. This preliminary verification includes checking vehicle state, sensor functionality, and service readiness, preventing unsafe service operations from occurring.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors sensor data and vehicle state, providing real-time feedback to determine whether safety conditions are met for brake service. The processor analyzes incoming sensor information and adjusts service initiation decisions based on current system state, creating a closed-loop safety verification process.
3Measurement precision
If sensor data is continuously monitored, then measurement precision is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wear sensors continuously monitor brake component condition, and the processor periodically evaluates the sensor data to determine when service is required. This periodic assessment approach maintains measurement precision by continuously tracking wear while managing energy consumption by not requiring constant active processing of sensor data.
Data Source
AI summary
In an exemplary embodiment, a system is provided that includes one or more sensors and a processor. The one or more sensors are configured to at least facilitate obtaining sensor data as to a vehicle. The processor is coupled to the one or more sensors, and is configured to at least facilitate receiving a request for service of a braking system of the vehicle; and upon receiving the request, automatically initiating the service of the braking system of the vehicle using the sensor data, in accordance with instructions provided by the processor.