Patent ID: 9180855
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B60T,B64C,F16D

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a processor, a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving a temperature of a brake assembly; determining a peak brake assembly temperature; determining a temperature decay coefficient (“α”) of the brake assembly, wherein α is greater than zero and satisfies an equation wherein T 1 is a temperature of the brake assembly at a first time (“t 1 ”), T 2 is a temperature of the brake assembly at a second time (“t 2 ”), and T amb is the ambient temperature data; calculating an estimated total time to cool the brake assembly to a predetermined temperature based on the peak brake assembly temperature and an ambient temperature data; and adjusting the estimated total time to cool the brake assembly to the predetermined temperature based on an amount of time elapsed after the receiving the temperature of the brake assembly.