Patent ID: 7441844

Claim:
A method for controlling carbon brakes of an aircraft having a plurality of wheels and a corresponding plurality of wheel brakes for the plurality of wheels to reduce brake wear when the aircraft is taxiing, 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 only 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 and comparing said average wheel speed with a predetermined wheel speed threshold; and discontinuing applying said predetermined minimum residual brake clamping force in response to at least one control logic condition, wherein said at least one control logic condition comprises when said average wheel speed is below said predetermined wheel speed threshold.