About 115 results
https://drivepatents.com/patents/964120 · 7 Jan 2015
Systems and methods for a tire/runway friction property estimation method based on measured wheel speed, calculated acceleration, wheel reference and tire normal force estimation are disclosed. Based on the resulting estimations, a map and/or function of p...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/965481 · 31 Dec 2014
Tire pressure monitoring systems and methods for detecting a tire burst are disclosed. The system (100) may include a tire pressure sensor (110), a tire pressure monitor (120), and a tire burst indicator (130). The tire pressure sensor (110) may measure ti...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/967644 · 5 Nov 2014
Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for use in a wheel assembly (10). In this regard, a wheel assembly (10) is provided comprising a wheel base (12) having a side rim (14) disposed about a circumference of the wheel base (12), and a lock rin...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/972972 · 2 Jul 2014
An annular-shaped disk half (50) of a split friction disk assembly for a disk brake system. The disk half (50) includes a friction surface (56) and a non-friction surface (58). The friction surface (56) is at an axial end of the disk half (50). The non-fri...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/972912 · 2 Jul 2014
A wheel assembly includes a wheel base, 12, and a side rim, 14, disposed about the wheel base, 12. A recess, 38, is formed on an inside surface, 36, of the side rim, 14. A cavity, 20, is disposed between the wheel base, 12, and the side rim, 14. An air sea...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/973579 · 18 Jun 2014
A ring-shaped thrust bearing extending in an axial direction has an inner surface (50) which includes a first axial groove (54a) in the inner surface (50). The groove (54a) has a first flat wall (70) and a second flat wall (72); and a first principal strai...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/973555 · 18 Jun 2014
A method includes measuring a brake temperature of an aircraft brake using a sensor, 20; determining a brake heat sink mass of the aircraft brake using a wear measuring device, 22; and calculating a turnaround threshold based upon the measured brake temper...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/973557 · 18 Jun 2014
A bead (220) of the tire is placed against a side rim (204) that is movable with respect to the wheel base (202). The side rim (204) is moved along the axis of the wheel base (202) and against the tire bead (220) to couple the tire to the wheel. The side r...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/974330 · 28 May 2014
An assembly mounted to a surface (37) includes a component (10) and a plurality of fingers (37) connected to the component (10) and in contact with the surface (37) to provide a low impedance path between the component (10) and the surface (37).
https://drivepatents.com/patents/975495 · 30 Apr 2014
A method of detecting a failure of a brake actuator (70, 71, 72, 73) is provided. The method includes monitoring an angular position of a motor (76) controlling the brake actuator. Also included is monitoring a linear position of a linear translation arran...