Justin T Williams

US Patent:

8195346, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Jan 21, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/356936

Inventors:

Noel J. Duerksen - De Soto KS, US
John C. Johnson - Olathe KS, US
Justin S. Williams - Olathe KS, US

Assignee:

Garmin International, Inc. - Olathe KS

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

701 15

Abstract:

An avionics system for a mechanically-controlled aircraft configured to provide envelope protection for deterring a pilot from flying outside of acceptable flight parameter limits for flight parameters such as banking angle, pitch attitude, g loading, proximity to terrain and/or obstacles, angle of attack, and/or airspeed. The avionics system may comprise at least one servo actuator and a computing device. The computing device may engage envelope protection by engaging the at least one servo actuator if the aircraft reaches a maximum or minimum limit for any of the flight parameters, such that the at least one servo actuator provides a force to urge a flight control device in a direction to bring the aircraft back within the acceptable flight parameter limits. The servo actuator may be disengaged when the aircraft flight parameters reach an end value corresponding to the start value that triggered envelope protection to engage.

US Patent:

20190184950, Jun 20, 2019

Filed:

Dec 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/224961

Inventors:

- KANSAS CITY MO, US
JUSTIN WILLIAMS - MERRIAM KS, US

International Classification:

B60T 7/20
B60T 8/17
B60T 13/68
B60T 13/66
B60T 17/22

Abstract:

A trailer brake and monitoring system with a trailer control module, which has a processor, a signal input, a first wheel speed input, a second wheel speed input, a valve output, and a data port. The processor receives a signal from the signal input, and the processor sends the signal to the data port. The processor receives a first wheel speed signal from the first wheel speed input and a second wheel speed signal from the second wheel speed input. The processor is configured to send a first brake signal to the valve output based on at least one of the first wheel speed signal and the second wheel speed signal. The trailer control module may include third and fourth wheel speed inputs and a second valve output. The data port may be a power input configured for connection with a PLC cable and/or a CAN port.