Abstract: A method of etching an electrically conductive layer structure during manufacturing a component carrier is provided. The method includes subjecting the electrically conductive layer structure to an etching composition having an etchant and a photosensitive compound to thereby form a recess in the electrically conductive layer structure; while, at least for a part of time, irradiating and/or heating the recess. In addition, an apparatus for etching an electrically conductive layer structure during manufacturing a component carrier, an etched electrically conductive layer structure and a component carrier are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control method of a brake system including a reservoir in which oil is stored, wherein the control method includes detecting a first level of a liquid level of oil stored in the reservoir, detecting a second level of the liquid level of oil stored in the reservoir, determining a decrease trend of an oil amount stored in the reservoir based on a time point when the first level is detected and a time point when the second level is detected, and limiting at least one additional function based on the decrease trend of the oil amount.

Abstract: A method is provided to check for presence of gas bubbles in an electronically slip-controllable motor vehicle brake system that includes brake circuits to which wheel brakes are connected, a pressure generator to charge the brake circuits with a brake pressure, and sensors to detect an actuating signal of the pressure generator and measure the brake pressures in the brake circuits. Disturbances are recognized by ascertaining from the signal a setpoint value for a brake pressure to be obtained and comparing it to an actual value of the brake pressure or by determining that an actual volume of the pressurizing medium displaced into the brake circuits, ascertainable from the signal, is greater than a limiting value that is determined for a setpoint value for the pressurizing-medium volume to be displaced into the brake circuits in order to generate the actual value of the brake pressure.

Abstract: A motor vehicle brake system having at least four hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, including an electrically actuatable inlet valve for each wheel brake. A master brake cylinder actuable by a brake pedal is separably hydraulically connected via an isolation valve to a brake supply line to which the inlet valves are connected, and an electrically controllable pressure-providing device having a pressure space hydraulically connected to the brake supply line. An electrically actuatable circuit isolation valve inline with the brake supply line. With the circuit isolation valve closed the brake supply line is hydraulically separated into first and second line sections. The first line section connected to two of the inlet valves, and the second line section connected to the remaining inlet valves. The pressure space is hydraulically connected to the second line section.

Abstract: An exemplary method for identifying and removing load biases correlated to a vehicle braking system includes providing a first vehicle sensor configured to measure a vehicle brake pressure of a vehicle brake assembly, providing a second vehicle sensor configured to measure one or more vehicle characteristics, providing a controller in communication with the first and second vehicle sensors, the vehicle brake assembly, and a vehicle steering system, receiving first sensor data indicative of the vehicle brake pressure and second sensor data indicative of the one or more vehicle characteristics, determining if a first condition is satisfied, and if the first condition is satisfied, generating a characterization table based on the first and second sensor data, and determining a brake-induced steering load from the first and second sensor data, wherein the characterization table includes data indicative of a relationship between the first and second sensor data.

Abstract: Memory devices including an array of memory cells, a first buffer selectively connected to the array of memory cells and corresponding to a particular bit rank of a byte of information of a programming operation of the memory device, and a second buffer selectively connected to the array of memory cells and corresponding to the particular bit rank of a different byte of information of the programming operation of the memory device, wherein an output of the first buffer and an output of the second buffer are connected in parallel to a common line, as well as methods of their operation to indicate a pass/fail condition of the programming operation.

Abstract: A storage tank sump arrangement for an agricultural implement. One agricultural implement includes row units configured to deliver flowable agricultural product to a field. The agricultural implement also includes a storage tank configured to hold the flowable agricultural product. The storage tank includes a first sump and a second sump. Further, the first sump is positioned adjacent to a front portion of the storage tank relative to a direction of travel and the second sump is positioned adjacent to a rear portion of the storage tank relative to the direction of travel. The agricultural implement includes a pump in fluid communication with the first sump and the second sump. The pump is configured to pump the flowable agricultural product from the storage tank to the row units.

Abstract: A brake system including: (a) a manual hydraulic pressure source; (b) a power hydraulic pressure source; (c) a high pressure generator for generating high pressure, by utilizing pressure of the power hydraulic pressure source; (d) a common passage to which first and second brake cylinders and the high pressure generator are connected; (e) a high-pressure-generator cut-off valve disposed between the common passage and the high pressure generator; (f) a first manual-pressure-source passage connecting a first individual passage and the manual hydraulic pressure source; (g) a first manual-pressure-source cut-off valve provided in the first manual-pressure-source passage; (h) a first valve provided between the second brake cylinder and a connected portion of the first individual passage which is connected to the first manual-pressure-source passage; and (i) a pressure-supply control device for controlling supply of pressure to the brake cylinders, by controlling the high-pressure-generator cut-off valve, first val

Abstract: A braking system is provided for a commercial vehicle that can be pneumatically coupled to a trailer. The system includes at least one electronic control unit, and a valve device that can be electrically connected by the at least one electronic control unit. The at least one valve device builds up pressure for the trailer braking system when connected, causing the trailer to brake. A throttle is arranged in a trailer control line. The throttle limits a pressure drop at the control inlet of a relay valve in the event of a leakage downstream of the throttle. A method for controlling a brake system is also provided.

Abstract: There is provide a brake control technology according to which a target hydraulic pressure is reliably achieved when a hydraulic pressure is decreased during hydraulic control and brake drag does not occur even when the target hydraulic pressure is zero. In a brake apparatus, a dead-band region is set for the target hydraulic pressure that is used in the hydraulic control. When braking control is switched from the hydraulic control to regenerative control in cooperative braking control, residual pressure reduction control is executed. In the residual pressure reduction control, the target hydraulic pressure is set to a value that is lower than zero to which the hydraulic pressure should be brought.

Abstract: A fluid level detecting apparatus detects the level of fluid in a reservoir. When the fluid level detecting apparatus detects that the fluid level has reached a minimum fluid level, an ECU issues a warning. If, after the warning has been issued, the fluid level detecting apparatus detects that the fluid level has reached a failsafe mode operation fluid level, which is lower than the minimum fluid level, the switches a normal control mode to a failsafe mode, and performs brake control using the failsafe mode.

Abstract: The invention provides an electro-mechanical brake system which can keep a stop state even if a malfunction is generated in a parking brake, and an electro-mechanical brake apparatus used for the electro-mechanical brake system. An electro-mechanical brake actuator presses a brake pad to a disc rotor so as to independently brake a braking force of each of wheels. A parking brake is constituted by a pawl portion attached to a motor of a motor driving the electro-mechanical actuator and a latch. A main controller detects a failure of the parking brake on the basis of a motor displacement at a time of reducing a motor current, and increases the pressing force in the remaining normal parking brake in the case that the parking brake failure in one wheel or more is detected.

Abstract: A brake system includes a master cylinder which generates brake fluid pressure by a braking operation of a driver, an electric motor driven slave cylinder that generates brake fluid pressure according to an electrical signal based on the braking operation of the driver, a vehicle wheel cylinder for braking a wheel by the brake fluid pressure generated in the master cylinder or the slave cylinder, a brake light that informs a following vehicle of the operation of the wheel cylinder, and a first sensor and a second sensor that detect stroke positions of the brake pedal. During normal operation of the brake system the brake fluid pressure generated in the slave cylinder is transferred to the wheel cylinder. During abnormal operation of the brake system, the brake fluid pressure generated in the master cylinder is transferred to the wheel cylinder.

Abstract: An operation-characteristic obtaining apparatus including an operation-characteristic obtaining portion which obtains, as an operation characteristic of an electromagnetic control valve which includes a coil and which is opened and closed according to at least a relationship between (a) an acting force corresponding to a difference of respective pressures of a working liquid on either side of the electromagnetic control valve and (b) an electromagnetic drive force corresponding to an electric current supplied to the coil, a relationship between (c) a valve switching current as an electric current that is supplied to the coil of the electromagnetic control valve at a time when the electromagnetic control valve is switched between a closed state thereof and an opened state thereof and (d) a difference at the time of the respective pressures on either side of the electromagnetic control valve; and a leakage detecting portion which detects, when the operation-characteristic obtaining portion obtains the operation

Abstract: According to the invention, the existence of residual pressure in the braking system is determined by means of continuous rough monitoring of the pressure in said system. If the existence of said residual pressure is established, then a fine monitoring process is carried out several times, whereby a pressure relieving body in the braking system is opened and sensed in order to determine whether the actual pressure is decreasing and if so to what extent.

Abstract: A mixed air amount alarm device is provided which determines the amount of air present in a hydraulic circuit between a hydraulic pressure source and an instrument driven by hydraulic pressure, and produces an alarm if the air amount is excessive, a situation is prevented in which an alarm is produced or not produced according to change of the air amount (volume) resulting from temperature change, and it is possible to stop an alarm if potential danger disappears and a safe state is recovered due to spontaneous release of air out of the hydraulic circuit. If the air amount is determined excessive, this is stored in a nonvolatile memory, and even if air amount excessiveness determination is not made at the next activation of the hydraulic device, the content of the nonvolatile memory is checked and an alarm is produced if air amount excessiveness determination has not been made before.

Abstract: In a method and a device for controlling a brake system, the wheel brake pressure is set at the wheel brakes electrically as a function of the driver's braking input. The high-pressure supply arrangement for pressure buildup, for which at least one pump and one accumulator are provided, is monitored by comparing the change in accumulator pressure to a least one permissible limiting value. In the case of a fault in the pressure supply, it is made possible for the driver to grip through hydraulically to the wheel brakes.

Abstract: A hydraulic brake apparatus for a vehicle includes a supplementary hydraulic pressure source outputting a pressurized output hydraulic pressure and an electronic control apparatus that controls a hydraulic pump in the supplementary hydraulic pressure source. The electronic control apparatus judges whether the hydraulic pump satisfies a predetermined operating condition based on the output hydraulic pressure of the supplementary hydraulic pressure source or not. The electronic control apparatus compares the output hydraulic pressure with a minimum standard hydraulic pressure, detects a drop in the output hydraulic pressure when the output hydraulic pressure is less than a standard hydraulic pressure and determines that the hydraulic pump does not satisfy the predetermined operating condition.

Abstract: A secondary source of braking for large hydraulically braked vehicles utilizing the available power source (38) provided by typically available anti-skid and traction control braking systems. The anti-skid braking system is used to control the secondary braiding function in a manner optimal to the operating condition of the vehicle. Unique distinctive operating modes are used when the vehicle is either moving (79, 81, 83), or stationary (57, 59, 73). The advantages of the stationary mode are fast time response and high output pressure controlled with a minimum of pump operation and fluid movement. The advantages of the dynamic mode are the ability to modulate brake pressure in response to the driver's command.