Patent ID: 7954910
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: B60T,B64C

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling carbon brakes of an aircraft during taxiing of the aircraft, the aircraft having a left landing gear and a right landing gear, said left and right landing gear having a plurality of wheels and a corresponding plurality of wheel brakes for the plurality of wheels, comprising the steps of: monitoring commanded initiation of braking of any of the plurality of wheel brakes of the aircraft; setting a residual brake clamping force to a predetermined minimum residual brake clamping force for the plurality of wheel brakes in response to said commanded initiation of braking of any of the plurality of wheel brakes; applying said predetermined minimum residual brake clamping force simultaneously to all of the plurality of wheel brakes despite a commanded release of braking of any of the plurality of wheel brakes; determining an average wheel speed of the left landing gear; determining an average wheel speed of the right landing gear; comparing said average wheel speed of the left landing gear and said average wheel speed of the right landing gear and determining a lesser of the average wheel speeds of the left and right landing gear; comparing the lesser of the average wheel speeds of the left and right landing gear with a predetermined wheel speed threshold; and discontinuing said predetermined minimum residual brake clamping force when said lesser of the average wheel speeds of the left and right landing gear is below said predetermined wheel speed threshold.