US 12,233,832 B2
Foot brake module and method for arbitrating brake demands
Ryan S. Hurley, Lakewood, OH (US); and Joshua L. Cochran, Rocky River, OH (US)
Assigned to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US)
Filed by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/877,272.
Prior Publication US 2024/0034284 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B60T 7/04 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC B60T 7/042 (2013.01) [B60T 17/221 (2013.01); B60T 2220/04 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foot brake module comprising:
a sensor configured to generate a brake demand;
a first transceiver configured to receive a brake demand generated by a second foot brake module of a vehicle;
a processor configured to determine which of the brake demand generated by the second foot brake module and the brake demand generated by the sensor is greater; and
a second transceiver configured to send the greater brake demand to a brake controller of the vehicle;
wherein at least one of the first and second transceivers comprises a universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) transceiver.