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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2003
Arnold A. Beck, Clinton, OH (US);
James L. Hill, Clinton, OH (US);
Ralph J. Hurley, Alliance, OH (US);
Arnold A. Beck, Clinton, OH (US);
James L. Hill, Clinton, OH (US);
Ralph J. Hurley, Alliance, OH (US);
Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A brake control system for a wheeled vehicle includes a field programmable gate array configured to perform the algorithm of brake control subsystems in a typical brake control system for a wheeled vehicle. The brake control subsystems typically include anti-skid control, brake temperature monitoring, built-in tests, and, in the case of an aircraft, nose wheel steering. The system also includes wheel speed sensors, brake temperature monitors, brake valves and associated control circuits, and brake valve monitors respecting brake valve current and voltage. The use of field programmable gate arrays to configure a brake control system avoids the obsolescence and shortened life of control systems previously dependent upon microprocessors and the like.