Joseph I Ott

US Patent:

20150210383, Jul 30, 2015

Filed:

Jan 24, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/163332

Inventors:

- Morristown NJ, US
Olukayode Olofinboba - Eden Prairie MN, US
Keith Hughes - Peoria AZ, US
Joseph Ott - St. Louis Park MN, US

Assignee:

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. - MORRISTOWN NJ

International Classification:

B64C 25/40
B64C 19/00

Abstract:

An electric taxi system (ETS) for an aircraft may include a ground speed sensor, a speed selection unit and a speed computer coupled to the ground speed sensor and to the speed selection unit. The speed computer may produce a speed error signal. A motor controller coupled to a wheel motor may control speed of the wheel motor responsively to the speed error signal.

US Patent:

20150134149, May 14, 2015

Filed:

Nov 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/079445

Inventors:

- Morristown NJ, US
OLUKAYODE OLOFINBOBA - EDEN PRAIRIE MN, US
KEITH HUGHES - PEORIA AZ, US
JOSEPH OTT - ST. LOUIS PARK MN, US
ALAN GRIESBACH - STANDISH ME, US

Assignee:

Honeywell International, Inc. - Morristown NJ

International Classification:

F16H 59/02
F16H 61/02

US Classification:

701 3, 7447321, 7447325

Abstract:

A pilot interface panel may comprise at least one input mechanism configured to receive at least one user input, generate at least one input signal corresponding to the at least one user input, and send the at least one input signal to a controller. The controller may be configured to control movement of an electric taxi system of an aircraft in a manner according to the at least one input signal, wherein the electric taxi system may be configured to rotate at least one wheel of the aircraft by force from a purely electromotive source. The pilot interface panel may further comprise at least one safety mechanism, which may be configured to prevent at least one of the at least one input mechanisms from receiving an inadvertent user input resulting from an unintended action by the user.