Patent ID: 7029077

Claim:
A braking system for a vehicle having at least one wheel comprising; at least one battery capable of receiving and supplying power; a battery switch; a plurality of eddy current devices that provide a retarding to que to the wheel of the vehicle when energized; a throttle position sensor for sensing a throttle position of the vehicle; a brake pedal; a brake pedal sensor coupled to the brake pedal for generating a brake pedal position signal; a wheel speed sensor for determining the speed of the wheel and generating a wheel speed sensor signal; a generator for supplying power to the eddy current devices and the battery for charging when the brake pedal sensor senses that the vehicle operator has placed the brake pedal in a predetermined brake pedal position, the throttle position is less than a predetermined throttle position, and the wheel speed is greater than a predetermined wheel speed threshold; and a controller having memory storage capability, the controller for storing, a predetermined throttle position threshold, a predetermined brake pedal position, and a predetermined wheel speed threshold in memory and receiving inputs from the brake pedal sensor, the wheel speed sensor, a power nodule and the generator, and the controller for generating signals for the battery switch.