US 12,409,816 B2
Vehicle system for carrying out braking
Andreas Wohlfarth, Owingen (DE); Martin Pollak, Lindau (DE); Eva-Maria Baur, Friedrichshafen (DE); Frank Salamon, Fronreute (DE); and Roman Krzemien, Meckenbeuren (DE)
Assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen (DE)
Appl. No. 18/566,544
Filed by ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen (DE)
PCT Filed May 13, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/063031
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 1, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/253554, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 102021205633.4 (DE), filed on Jun. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0359668 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. B60T 7/22 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC B60T 7/22 (2013.01) [B60T 17/228 (2013.01); B60T 2201/022 (2013.01); B60T 2210/32 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle system for braking a vehicle, comprising:
a first sensor system configured to record a first image of a vehicle's environment;
an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the first image with regard to a critical braking situation;
a second sensor system, which is independent of the first sensor system, configured to record a second image of the vehicle's environment; and
a second evaluation unit,
wherein the first image and second image overlap, and
wherein the first evaluation unit is configured to identify a critical braking situation in the first image and the second evaluation unit is configured to identify a critical braking situation in the second image,
wherein the vehicle system is configured to:
initiate braking with a first braking force in response to a critical braking situation having been identified in the first image;
initiate braking with a second braking force in response to a critical braking situation having been identified in the second image;
initiate braking with a third braking force in response to a critical braking situation having been identified in both the first image and the second image,
wherein the third braking force is stronger than the second braking force and the first braking force.