Intelligent pressure control valve for aircraft

A method of brake control, comprising:

• obtaining at an intelligent brake control valve, from a distributed network computer of an aircraft, a braking input, wherein the intelligent brake control valve comprises:
• a housing;
• a first shutoff valve, wherein the first shutoff valve modulates a supply of a pressurized hydraulic fluid to and from the intelligent brake control valve;
• a first control valve, wherein the first control valve modulates a hydraulic fluid pressure along a line connecting the intelligent brake control valve and a first hydraulically actuated brake of the aircraft;
• a pressure transducer;
• and
• one or more input/output interfaces;
• determining, based on the braking input, a first braking command, wherein the first braking command specifies a first position of the first control valve;
• responsive to the first braking command, causing the first shutoff valve to open;
• responsive to the first braking command, causing the first control valve to move to the first position;
• obtaining, via the one or more input/output interfaces, a current pressure value from the pressure transducer in the line connecting the intelligent brake control valve and the first hydraulically actuated brake;
• obtaining, from a wheelspeed sensor, a current wheelspeed of a wheel connected to the first hydraulically actuated brake;
• and
• determining, a second braking command, wherein the second braking command is determined based on the current wheelspeed of the wheel and the current pressure value from the pressure transducer.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause an intelligent brake control valve comprising a housing;

• a first shutoff valve, wherein the first shutoff valve modulates a supply of a pressurized hydraulic fluid to and from the intelligent brake control valve;
• a first control valve, wherein the first control valve modulates a hydraulic fluid pressure along a line connecting the intelligent brake control valve and a first hydraulically actuated brake of an aircraft;
• a pressure transducer;
• and one or more input/output interfaces, to:
• obtain, from a distributed network computer of the aircraft, a braking input;
• determine, based on the braking input a first braking command, wherein the first braking command specifies a first position of the first control valve;
• responsive to the first braking command, cause the first shutoff valve to open;
• responsive to the first braking command, cause the first control valve to move to the first position;
• obtain, via the one or more input/output interfaces, a current pressure value from the pressure transducer in the line connecting the intelligent brake control valve and the first hydraulically actuated brake;
• obtain, from a wheelspeed sensor, a current wheelspeed of a wheel connected to the first hydraulically actuated brake;
• and
• determine, a second braking command, wherein the second braking command is determined based on the current wheelspeed of the wheel and the current pressure value from the pressure transducer.