Vehicle electronics system including a parking brake equipment
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June 9, 2026
A vehicle electronic system including a parking brake equipment, comprising a brake element () including either a brake pad or a brake shoe, said brake element () including an electrical circuit equipped with one or more sensors () for real-time detection of signals relating to temperatures and/or to normal forces and/or to shear forces and having electrical terminals arranged in a zone for collecting the signals from the brake element, said vehicle electronic parking brake system further comprising an actuator () of the brake element (), a controller () delivering a braking force command to the actuator (), and regulating means () driving the controller (), wherein the regulating means () include a closed regulating loop of the braking force including a reference braking force generator (), said closed regulating loop of the braking force being communicating with said sensors () to acquire at least one of temperatures and/or normal forces and/or shear forces measurements.
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