Patents Assigned to Hydro-Aire Div. of Crane Company
  • Patent number: RE33486
    Abstract: A selective deceleration brake control system which enables the operator of an aircraft or other vehicle to preselect a rate of deceleration for the vehicle. The system produces a velocity reference signal which decreases in value at a rate indicative of the rate of vehicle deceleration selected by the operator. A signal indicative of actual wheel velocity is continuously produced and compared with the velocity reference signal to generate an error signal. The error signal is processed and used to produce a brake control signal. The system continuously controls braking effort to cause the vehicle to decelerate at the rate selected by the operator. The selective deceleration circuit cooperates with an anti-skid brake control circuit such that at any instant the circuit providing the higher brake release command will control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Hydro-Aire Div. of Crane Company
    Inventors: Edgar A. Hirzel, Robert D. Cook