Abstract
Keywords - Network, Electronic, Park, Brake, Bentley
Abstract - The need for convenience and the increasing safety requirements, following the more and more widespread use of power -window units, electronic seat or mirror adjustment and air -conditioning, have finally led to the development of Electric Park Brake systems.
Whereas the basic concept remains the same for all vehicles, in future there will be differences between the vehicle manufacturers concerning the functions and the operating concepts. For this the electric park brake offers numerous possibilities, independently of the type of EPB.
The idea of pulling on the existing brake cables with electric actuators is more than 20 years old. For TRW, installation advantages at lower costs have led the unique development of a solution, which is integrated in the brake calliper.
Integrating a typical secondary system into an existing vehicle CAN-architecture under the economical conditions of a low volume vehicle manufacturer was an interesting challenge.