US 12,115,904 B2
Redundant system for brake light operation
Roberto Villegas Muriel, Atizapan de Zaragoza (MX); Harold John Felch, Novi, MI (US); Luis Manuel Noriega, Distrito Federal (MX); and Ricardo Gutierrez, Iztapalapa (MX)
Assigned to Ford Global Techologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,004.
Prior Publication US 2024/0270161 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/44 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 1/444 (2013.01) [B60W 2540/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle control system comprising:
a pedal angle sensor operably coupled to a brake pedal of a vehicle to measure brake pedal angle;
an electronic brake boost (EBB) system comprising an EBB module and a pedal travel sensor;
a vehicle control module (VCM) configured to monitor the EBB system; and
a brake light control module operably coupled to the EBB module and the pedal angle sensor,
wherein the brake light control module controls operation of brake lights on the vehicle based on input from the pedal travel sensor in a first state, and
wherein the brake light control module switches to a second state in which the operation of the brake lights is controlled based on input from the pedal angle sensor responsive to the brake light control module detecting state change criteria.