Antiskid control unit and data collection system for vehicle braking system
First Claim
1. A system for collecting information related to the operation of a wheel on a hollow axle of a moving vehicle, said system comprising:
- an antiskid unit located within the axle, said antiskid unit including primary means for controlling deceleration of the wheel on the axle, and secondary means for controlling brake pressure to the wheel on the axle in the event of failure of the primary means for controlling deceleration;
a wheel speed transducer configured to provide wheel speed data to the antiskid unit;
a data concentrator located within the axle configured to store operation information including the wheel speed data from said antiskid unit over a period of time; and
a radio frequency data port configured to download the operation information from said antiskid unit including the wheel speed data from the data concentrator, said radio frequency data port including a transmitting antenna at the axle and a receiving antenna at the wheel, said transmitting antenna being in communication with the antiskid unit and data concentrator and said receiving antenna being configured to receive data transmitted from the transmitting antenna.
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Abstract
A wheel speed transducer including a magnetic device associated with a wheel and a sensor device associated with the axle of the wheel provides data indicative of the velocity of the wheel. A processor located at the axle receives the wheel speed data and processes it to perform antiskid control functions. The velocity data is stored in a data concentrator also associated with the axle. A tire pressure sensor, a brake temperature sensor and a brake torque sensor, each associated with the wheel, send data to the processor at the axle, for storage in the data concentrator. A transmitting antenna associated with the axle and in communication with the data concentrator transmits stored data to a receiving antenna associated with the wheel. A data port at the wheel and in communication with the receiving antenna provides an interface to an external device for receiving the data.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for collecting information related to the operation of a wheel on a hollow axle of a moving vehicle, said system comprising:
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an antiskid unit located within the axle, said antiskid unit including primary means for controlling deceleration of the wheel on the axle, and secondary means for controlling brake pressure to the wheel on the axle in the event of failure of the primary means for controlling deceleration; a wheel speed transducer configured to provide wheel speed data to the antiskid unit; a data concentrator located within the axle configured to store operation information including the wheel speed data from said antiskid unit over a period of time; and a radio frequency data port configured to download the operation information from said antiskid unit including the wheel speed data from the data concentrator, said radio frequency data port including a transmitting antenna at the axle and a receiving antenna at the wheel, said transmitting antenna being in communication with the antiskid unit and data concentrator and said receiving antenna being configured to receive data transmitted from the transmitting antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for use in collecting information related to the operation of a wheel on an axle of a moving vehicle, the wheel having a magnetic device mounted thereto, said system comprising:
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an antiskid unit associated with the axle, said antiskid unit including primary means for controlling deceleration of the wheel on the axle, and secondary means for controlling brake pressure to the wheel on the axle in the event of failure of the primary means for controlling deceleration; a tire pressure sensor configured to sense the pressure within a tire mounted to the wheel and to output pressure signals to the antiskid unit; a sensor device associated with the axle and configured to sense the magnetic field produced by the magnetic device and output velocity signals to the antiskid unit, the antiskid unit configured to convert the velocity signals to wheel speed data; a data concentrator associated with the axle configured to store operation information including the wheel speed data from said antiskid unit; and a radio frequency data port, said radio frequency data port including a transmitting antenna at the axle and a receiving antenna at the wheel, said transmission antenna being in communication with the data concentrator configured to download the operation information from said antiskid unit including the wheel speed data from the data concentrator, and said receiving antenna being configured to receive data transmitted from said transmitting antenna. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A system for collecting information related to the operation of a wheel on a hollow axle of a moving vehicle, said system comprising:
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an antiskid unit associated with the axle, said antiskid unit including primary means for controlling deceleration of the wheel on the axle, and secondary means for controlling brake pressure to the wheel on the axle in the event of failure of the primary means for controlling deceleration; a wheel speed transducer configured to provide wheel speed data to the antiskid unit; a data concentrator configured to store operation information including the wheel speed data from said antiskid unit over a period of time, wherein the data concentrator is located within the axle; and a radio frequency data port configured to download the operation information from said antiskid unit including the wheel speed data from the data concentrator, said radio frequency data port including a transmitting antenna at the axle and a receiving antenna at the wheel, said transmitting antenna being in communication with the antiskid unit and data concentrator, and said receiving antenna being configured to receive data transmitted from said transmitting antenna. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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11. A system for collecting information related to the operation of a wheel on a hollow axle of a moving vehicle, said system comprising:
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an antiskid unit associated with the axle, said antiskid unit including primary means for controlling deceleration of the wheel on the axle, and secondary means for controlling brake pressure to the wheel on the axle in the event of failure of the primary means for controlling deceleration; a wheel speed transducer configured to provide wheel speed data to the antiskid unit, wherein the axle is hollow, and said wheel speed transducer includes a magnetic device associated with the wheel and a sensor device located within the axle configured to sense the magnetic field produced by the magnetic device and to output signals to the antiskid unit; a data concentrator within the axle configured to store operation information including the wheel speed data from said antiskid unit over a period of time; a transmitting antenna at the axle in communication with the antiskid unit and data concentrator configured to download the operation information from said antiskid unit including the wheel speed data from the data concentrator; and a receiving antenna at the wheel configured to receive data transmitted from said transmitting antenna. - View Dependent Claims (13, 18, 19)
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20. A system for use in collecting information related to the operation of a wheel on an axle of a moving vehicle, the wheel having a magnetic device mounted thereto, said system comprising:
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an antiskid unit associated with the axle, said antiskid unit including primary means for controlling deceleration of the wheel on the axle, and secondary means for controlling brake pressure to the wheel on the axle in the event of failure of the primary means for controlling deceleration; a sensor device associated with the axle and configured to sense the magnetic field produced by the magnetic device and output velocity signals to the antiskid unit, the antiskid unit configured to convert the velocity signals to wheel speed data; a data concentrator associated with the axle configured to store operation information including the wheel speed data from said antiskid unit; and radio frequency data port configured to download the operation information from said antiskid unit including the wheel speed data from the data concentrator, said radio frequency data port including a receiving antenna at the wheel communication with a data port, and a transmitting antenna at the axle in communication with the data concentrator, said receiving antenna being configured to receive data transmitted from said transmitting antenna. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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