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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...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/976044 · 16 Apr 2014
A method of determining a status of a brake actuator (70) of a brake assembly (40) includes sensing one or more activations of the brake actuator (70), storing the one or more activations in a computer memory (116), sensing a parameter associated with the ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/979584 · 15 Jan 2014
A method comprises calculating, by a brake controller, a slip ratio based upon an aircraft speed and a speed of an aircraft wheel (202, 204), determining, by the brake controller, that the slip ratio is above a threshold value, and sending, by the brake co...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/981761 · 20 Nov 2013
A parking brake system (100) for an aircraft comprises an electric motor (104) coupled to a high gear ratio transmission (112), a first clutch (106) for engaging the electric motor (104) to a propulsion transmission (108), and a second clutch (110) for eng...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985653 · 13 Mar 2013
Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for braking systems for use in, for example, an aircraft. A method is disclosed comprising determining, at a brake controller, an aircraft reference speed for an aircraft having a first wheel and a second ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985618 · 13 Mar 2013
Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful emergency braking systems for use in, for example, an aircraft. A system is disclosed that allows emergency braking without the need for a manually operated emergency brake. For example, a system is provid...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985786 · 6 Mar 2013
Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for testing braking systems for use in, for example, an aircraft. A system is disclosed that allows for built in testing. For example, a method is provided comprising sending, from a brake controller, a te...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985779 · 6 Mar 2013
Systems and methods disclosed herein may be useful for manual braking systems for use in, for example, an aircraft. A system is disclosed that allows for manual braking. For example, a system is provided comprising a brake handle, a potentiometer in mechan...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1001361 · 13 Jun 2012
A system for electrical braking of a vehicle comprises a power bus coupled to a first driver associated with a first electromechanical actuator (EMA). The power bus is also coupled to a second driver associated with a second EMA, and the first EMA and the ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1068930 · 22 Mar 2006
An electromechanical braking system (30) is provided that includes an electromechanical brake actuator (44) for converting an electrical drive signal into mechanical energy to effect braking on a wheel (36) of a vehicle. The electromechanical brake actuato...