GRAVITY BASED BRAKE STROKE SENSOR METHODS AND SYSTEMS
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Abstract
Methods and systems for measuring a brake stroke of an air brake assembly utilize a sensor, such as an accelerometer, mountable on a movable component, such as a brake cam shaft, of the air brake assembly that is external of the brake chamber of the air brake assembly for detecting an acceleration of the movable component during a braking event. The sensor generates an output signal that depends on a magnitude of the detected acceleration, which is sent to a microcontroller coupled to the sensor. The microcontroller translates the sensor output signal to a value corresponding to a displacement of the movable component of the brake assembly during the braking event and calculates a brake stroke distance based on said value.
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1. -15. (canceled)
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16. A method of measuring a brake stroke of an air brake assembly, comprising:
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detecting an acceleration of a movable component of the air brake assembly during a braking event by a sensor disposed external of a brake chamber of the air brake assembly; generating an output signal by the sensor that depends on a magnitude of the detected acceleration; translating the sensor output signal to a value corresponding to a displacement of the movable component of the brake assembly during the braking event by a microcontroller coupled to the sensor; and calculating a brake stroke distance based on said value microcontroller. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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