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US 2025/0121933 A1Published application
Systems and methods for an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft braking system
AssigneeBeta Air, LLC
InventorsLochie Ferrier, Riley Clinton Griffin
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE: Braking systems and methods for an electrical vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are provided. A braking system may contain a pilot control device, brakes, wheels, sensors, and a controller. Pilot controls the pilot control device to transmit information to the controller such that the aircraft will slow down.
Claims20
A braking system for an aircraft, the braking system comprising:
- a wheel configured to allow rolling motion of the aircraft on a ground;
- a brake configured to resist rotation of the wheel, wherein the brake comprises a caliper that is configured to resist a rotation of the wheel;
- and
- a controller communicatively connected to the aircraft, the controller configured to:
- receive input datum associated with selective braking by the brake to steer the aircraft while the aircraft is in motion on the ground;
- generate an action command based on the input datum;
- and
- transmit the action command to a control surface.
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A method for selective braking of an aircraft, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller communicatively connected to the aircraft, input datum associated with the selective braking by a brake of the aircraft;
- generating, by the controller and based on the input datum, an action command associated with steering the aircraft while in motion on a ground surface;
- and
- transmitting the action command to a control surface of the aircraft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.