Brake monitoring system and method
AssigneeOpgal Optronic Industries Ltd.
InventorAbraham Sapir
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Abstract
A brake monitoring system (10) having at least one brake temperature detection unit (10) externally attached to one of the brake assemblies (12) of a vehicle is provided. The brake temperature detection unit (10) includes at least one sensor (30) for detection radiation from the corresponding brake assembly (12) and a processing unit (32) coupled to the sensor (30) for determining the temperature of the corresponding brake assembly (12) from the detected radiation.
Claims28
A brake monitoring system comprising:
- at least one brake temperature detection unit externally attached to one of the brake assemblies of a vehicle, said brake temperature detection unit comprising:
- least one sensor for detecting radiation from said corresponding brake assembly;
- and
- a mirror shutter unit pivotally fitted to said brake temperature detection unit.
A brake temperature detection unit externally attached to one of the brake assemblies of a vehicle, said brake temperature detection unit comprising:
- at least one sensor for detecting radiation from said corresponding brake assembly;
- a processing unit coupled to said at least one sensor for determining the temperature of said corresponding brake assembly from said detected radiation;
- and
- a mirror shutter unit pivotally fitted to said brake temperature detection unit.
A method for detecting an increase in temperature in a vehicle brake assembly having a brake temperature detection unit fitted thereto, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining the ambient temperature of said detection unit, said detection unit comprising:
- at least one sensor for detecting radiation from said corresponding brake assembly;
- and
- a mirror shutter unit pivotally fitted to said brake temperature detection unit;
- determining the temperature of a heat source within said detecting unit, said detecting unit being sealed from any radiation from said brake assembly;
- recording the temperature of said brake assembly;
- comparing the recorded brake assembly temperature with the determined heat source temperature;
- and
- indicating an alarm if said recorded brake assembly temperature exceeds a pre-determined temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.