Control Method for Moving an Electromechanical Parking Brake: abstract simplified (18249002)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18249002 Titled 'Control Method for Moving an Electromechanical Parking Brake'

Simplified Explanation

This abstract describes a control method for an electromechanical parking brake. The method involves using an actuator-control unit to move the actuator of the parking brake. A writable, non-volatile memory unit is used to store position data about the current actuator position. If there is a write error while storing the position data, the actuation of the actuator continues. Once the write error is detected, a synchronization process is initiated independently of the actuator's movement. This process ensures that the position data stored in the memory unit accurately represents the actuator's position.

Original Abstract Submitted

A control method for moving an electromechanical parking brake, according to which method an actuator of the parking brake is moved by actuation by means of an actuator-control unit, wherein a writable, non-volatile memory unit is provided in which position data concerning the current actuator position of the actuator is stored so as to be readable and writable, and according to which method, when a write error occurs while writing the position data to the memory unit, the actuation of the actuator for moving said actuator is continued, and, when the write error is detected, a synchronization process is carried out independently of the actuation of the actuator so that, upon completion of this synchronization process, the position data stored in the memory unit correctly represents the actuator position of the actuator.