IP Library Granted Patent US 8,880,315
Granted Patent B2
US 8,880,315 · App. 13/682,114 · Granted Nov 4, 2014

Method of managing the braking of an aircraft to limit its pitch

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Patent No.
US 8,880,315
App. No.
13/682,114
Granted
Nov 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of managing the braking of an aircraft 1 having at least one controllable brake 9 for braking the aircraft 1 when the aircraft 1 is on the ground and as a function of a braking setpoint C. The method includes correcting the braking setpoint as a function of the pitch angle θ of the aircraft 1 during braking.

Claims (6)

1. A method of managing the braking of an aircraft having a braking computer and at least one brake controllable by said braking computer for braking the aircraft when the aircraft is on the ground and as a function of a braking setpoint, the method comprising:

correcting the braking setpoint as a function of a pitch angle of the aircraft during braking, and

wherein said correction is performed by subtracting a correction value from the braking setpoint, which correction value is:

calculated by the braking computer as a function of the pitch angle if the aircraft is running at a ground speed less than a threshold speed; and

set to zero if the ground speed is greater than or equal to the threshold speed.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the correction of the braking setpoint includes a step of limiting any variation to the correction of the setpoint.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 8, 2016
From: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
To: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
Reel/Frame 040851/0908 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2013
From: BENMOUSSA, MICHAEL
To: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
Reel/Frame 030306/0784 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2013
From: BENMOUSSA, MICHAEL
To: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
Reel/Frame 030084/0517 →