Patents by Inventor Benjamin Robert Piercy Quickfall

Benjamin Robert Piercy Quickfall has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Yaw reduction system and method for aircraft braking
    Patent number: 11834160
    Abstract: An aircraft brake control system accommodates desired yaw for steering, while substantially eliminating undesired yaw. The system assesses brake command signals from the pilot, signals corresponding to aircraft parameters, and signals based on brake control parameters, and determines therefrom an amount of yaw desired by the pilot. The instantaneous yaw rate is monitored and compared to the desired yaw rate. An error signal corresponding to the difference between instantaneous and actual yaw rates is calculated and that error signal is employed to modify a braking differential between right and left brakes to eliminate or substantially reduce the undesired yaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation
    Inventors: James L. Hill, David N. Roe, Kurt Burkhalter, Benjamin Robert Piercy Quickfall
  • YAW REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT BRAKING
    Publication number: 20230094913
    Abstract: An aircraft brake control system accommodates desired yaw for steering, while substantially eliminating undesired yaw. The system assesses brake command signals from the pilot, signals corresponding to aircraft parameters, and signals based on brake control parameters, and determines therefrom an amount of yaw desired by the pilot. The instantaneous yaw rate is monitored and compared to the desired yaw rate. An error signal corresponding to the difference between instantaneous and actual yaw rates is calculated and that error signal is employed to modify a braking differential between right and left brakes to eliminate or substantially reduce the undesired yaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: James L. Hill, David N. Roe, Kurt Burkhalter, Benjamin Robert Piercy Quickfall