技術摘要(英)
An electric brake assist system is adapted for use with a vehicle, and includes a vacuum pump unit including an electric vacuum pump connected to the vacuum tube unit, an electric pressure sensing unit for detecting a vacuum degree in a vacuum tube unit of the vehicle, and an electric control unit to sense an electrical parameter associated with operation of the vehicle and the brake assist system. The electric control unit includes a controller configured to operate in at least one of a plurality of failure protection modes and system operation modes according to the detected vacuum degree and the sensed electrical parameter.