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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
May. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Inventor:
Michael Abbott, Shelburne, VT (US);
Assignee:
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60T 13/74 (2006.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); F16D 66/00 (2006.01); B60T 8/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/22 (2013.01); B60T 8/1703 (2013.01); B60T 8/88 (2013.01); B60T 13/741 (2013.01); B60T 13/746 (2013.01); F16D 66/00 (2013.01); F16D 2066/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brake monitoring and adjustment control system includes an electromechanical brake actuator controller (EBAC) and at least one sensor operatively connected to the EBAC. The sensor is configured to sense a characteristic of a brake and provide a feedback signal to the EBAC. The system includes a switch for turning power to the sensor on and off to reduce the duration with voltage applied to the sensor. Reducing the duration in which voltage is applied to the sensor reduces power consumption and assists with mitigating electro-migration growth.