Patent ID: 6976562

Claim:
A method of calibrating a brake system for stationary equipment, comprising: applying a first input signal having a value to a specific brake of the brake system, the specific brake being coupled to a shaft and configured to provide a first brake output to the shaft in response to the first input signal; determining a value of a first threshold output associated with the value of the first input signal, the value of the first threshold output being the amount of force that moves the shaft with respect to a housing when the first input signal is applied to the brake; storing in a memory uniquely associated with the brake, an association of the value of the first input signal and the value of the first threshold output; applying a second input signal having a value to the brake, the brake configured to provide a second brake output to the shaft in response to the second input signal; determining a value of a second threshold output associated with the value of the second input signal, the second threshold output being the amount of force that moves the shaft with respect to the housing when the second input signal is applied to the brake; and storing in the memory an association with the value of the second input signal and the value of the second threshold output.