Patent ID: 9280858
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B60T,B64C,B64F,G01L,G07C

Claim Text:
1. A method for testing an electric brake system, the method comprising: establishing a safety interlock between an electromechanical actuator controller “EMAC”and an aircraft component; severing an I/O channel between the EMAC and the aircraft component; sending at least one test signal to the EMAC; receiving, from the EMAC, a feedback signal to the test signal; and determining an appropriateness of the feedback signal; and wherein in response to an emergency braking command from an emergency braking system, the EMAC ceases testing and issues a braking command in accordance with the emergency braking command independently of a command from a brake system controller (BSC) coupled to the EMAC.