Sensor Fault Diagnosis of Electro-Mechanical Brake System

The brake-by-wire units such as EMB (Electro-Mechanical Brake) will be applied to the intelligent vehicles because the brake-by-wire units are lighter in weights and have faster response compared to conventional hydraulic brake units. However, the brake-by-wire units such as EMB should be at least as reliable as the conventional hydraulic brake units. Because there are no mechanical links between the brake pedal and brake-by-wire actuators, FDI (Fault detection and isolation) is essential in implementing EMB units. In this study, a model-based fault diagnosis system is developed for monitoring the brake status utilizing the analytical redundancy method. The performance of the proposed model-based fault diagnosis system is verified in simulations in various faulty cases.