Locked wheel protection on battery backup
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsMarc J Georgin, Kaman Thapa Magar
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Abstract
A method is provided for controlling brake assemblies of a vehicle. The method includes, responsive to identifying that only battery backup power is available in the vehicle, modifying, by a brake control unit (BCU), one or more parameters of a set of parameters for locked wheel protection for a set of wheels on the vehicle to adjust for utilizing the battery backup power. The method further includes, responsive to detecting a locked wheel event, applying, by the BCU, the locked wheel protection to a brake assembly of a wheel of the vehicle utilizing the modified one or more parameters of the set of parameters.
Claims20
A method for controlling brake assemblies of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- responsive to identifying that only battery backup power is available in the vehicle, modifying, by a brake control unit (BCU), one or more parameters of a set of parameters for locked wheel protection for a set of wheels on the vehicle to adjust for utilizing the battery backup power;
- and
- responsive to detecting a locked wheel event, applying, by the BCU, the locked wheel protection to a brake assembly of a wheel of the vehicle utilizing the modified one or more parameters of the set of parameters.
A braking system for controlling brake assemblies of a vehicle, the braking system comprising:
- a brake control unit, wherein the brake control unit is configured to:
- responsive to identifying that only battery backup power is available in the vehicle, modify one or more parameters of a set of parameters for locked wheel protection for a set of wheels on the vehicle to adjust for utilizing the battery backup power;
- and
- responsive to detecting a locked wheel event, apply the locked wheel protection to a brake assembly of a wheel in the set of wheels on the vehicle utilizing the modified one or more parameters of the set of parameters.
An aircraft, the aircraft comprising:
- a wheel;
- a brake assembly associated with the wheel;
- and
- a brake control unit, wherein the brake control unit is configured to:
- responsive to identifying that only battery backup power is available in the aircraft, modify one or more parameters of a set of parameters for locked wheel protection for a set of wheels on the aircraft to adjust for utilizing the battery backup power;
- and
- responsive to detecting a locked wheel event, apply the locked wheel protection to the brake assembly associated with the wheel on the aircraft utilizing the modified one or more parameters of the set of parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.