Michael J Menke

US Patent:

20210276517, Sep 9, 2021

Filed:

Mar 3, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/807748

Inventors:

- Charlotte NC, US
Michael J. Menke - Roscoe IL, US

Assignee:

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION - Charlotte NC

International Classification:

B60T 8/17
B60T 8/172
B60T 8/32

Abstract:

An aircraft or other vehicle includes a system and method for selectively allocating which friction brakes of a plurality of friction brakes are utilized in response to a braking demand. Said differently, the present disclosure provides a system and method that includes dynamically switching which friction brakes of a plurality of friction brakes are active (e.g., in use) at a given time in response to a braking demand. This dynamic switching may not only be based on the received braking demand (e.g., from a pilot or auto-braking module), but may also be based on one or more of the following: respective measured brake parameters of the plurality of friction brakes (e.g., temperature, extent-of-wear), aircraft parameters, external parameters, and respective calculated brake conditions.

US Patent:

20190031170, Jan 31, 2019

Filed:

Jul 26, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/660562

Inventors:

- Charlotte NC, US
Michael J. Menke - Roscoe IL, US

Assignee:

Goodrich Corporation - Charlotte NC

International Classification:

B60T 17/22
B60T 8/17
B60T 8/171
B60T 8/172
B60T 13/74
B64C 25/44

Abstract:

A controller for a brake may comprise an error detector configured to determine an error in a motor angular position signal and a synthetic angle generator configured to generate a synthetic motor angular position signal. The controller may control an actuator motor via the synthetic motor angular position signal in response to the error in the motor angular position signal being determined. In various embodiments, the synthetic motor angular position may cause the controller to retract an electromechanical brake actuator.