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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Safran Landing Systems, Velizy-Villacoublay, FR;
Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc., Ajax, CA;
Andrew Michael Ellis, Guelph, CA;
Graeme Peter Arthur Klim, Velizy-Villacoublay, FR;
Thibaud Mazoue, Nogent-sur-Marne, FR;
SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS, Velizy-Villacoublay, FR;
SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS CANADA INC., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
In some embodiments, a control unit for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle may be a maglev vehicle. The control unit is configured to autonomously control positions of landing gear on the vehicle that are extendible and retractable. In some embodiments, the control unit is configured to detect a change in a weight-on-wheels state of the vehicle, and to transition between passively controlling extension or retraction of the landing gear and actively controlling the extension distance of the landing gear in order to maintain a desired distance between the vehicle and a levitation mechanism.