Patent ID: 8634971
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: B60T,B64C,F16D

Abstract:
1. A brake controller for managing friction material wear for each of a plurality of brakes, said controller configured to: receive data indicative of available friction material at each of the plurality of brakes; selectively vary a force applied by each brake as a function of the available friction material to maintain the available friction material for each brake within a predetermined range of one another; a plurality of brakes, each brake comprising a friction material; a wear sensor operative to provide data indicative of available friction material, wherein the wear sensor is communicatively coupled to the controller; and a first aircraft landing gear, wherein the plurality of brakes correspond to the first aircraft landing gear, wherein the controller is configured to manage wear of the friction material on the first aircraft landing gear, independent of a wear of friction material on a second aircraft landing gear.