US4958512A
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Method and a device for use in determining conditions of runway friction and braking
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-04-04
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Granted: 1990-09-25
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Expires: 2009-04-04
Abstract
Abstract In order to determine conditions of runway friction by measuring and recording forces acting on a braked wheel rolling on a runway, a vertical force and a horizontal force are exerted on the wheel, the horizontal force being provided by braking the wheel. The forces are recorded directly and the friction coefficient and its sense of change are determined on the bases of recorded values and by the fact that the braking force is continuously changed, to find the peak of the friction coefficient/slip-curve.
Inventors
- 👤 Oddvard Johnsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:01
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/32; B60T8/34; B60T8/17; B60T8/175; B60T8/176; B60T8/1761; B60T8/17616; B60T8/48; B60T8/4809; B60T8/52; B64; B64C; B64C25/00; B64C25/32; B64C25/42; B64C25/44; B64C25/46; B60T2270/00; B60T2270/20; B60T2270/208
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of determining maximum runway friction from the sense of change of the coefficient of friction under actual conditions, comprising measurement and recording of forces acting on a braked wheel rolling on a runway, characterized in that a vertical force, and a horizontal force are exerted on a rolling wheel, said horizontal force being provided by wheel braking, that said forces are recorded directly, the friction coefficient between said rolling wheel and the runway and a sense of change thereof are determined solely on the basis of the recorded force values, and that the braking force is continuously changed to find a peak of a curve defined by friction coefficient versus slip values, which corresponds to the maximum coefficient of friction between the runway and said wheel under actual conditions.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of determining maximum runway friction from the sense of change of the coefficient of friction under actual conditions, comprising measurement and recording of forces acting on a braked wheel rolling on a runway, characterized in that a vertical force, and a horizontal force are exerted on a rolling wheel, said horizontal force being provided by wheel braking, that said forces are recorded directly, the friction coefficient between said rolling wheel and the runway and a sense of change thereof are determined solely on the basis of the recorded force values, and that the braking force is continuously changed to find a peak of a curve defined by friction coefficient versus slip values, which corresponds to the maximum coefficient of friction between the runway and said wheel under actual conditions.
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