Aeronautics and astronautics – Retarding and restraining devices – Wheel brake arrangement
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-03
2007-07-03
Swiatek, Robert P. (Department: 3644)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Retarding and restraining devices
Wheel brake arrangement
Reexamination Certificate
active
10734216
ABSTRACT:
Aircraft landing gear comprised of a wheel hub motor/generator disks stack, includes alternating rotor and stator disks mounted with respect to the wheel support and wheel. The wheel hub motor/generator can provide motive force to the wheel when electrical power is applied, which may be applied prior to touch-down thus decreasing the difference in relative velocities of the tire radial velocity with that of the relative velocity of the runway thus greatly reducing the sliding friction wear of said tire. After touchdown the wheel hub motor/generator may be used as a generator thus applying a regenerative braking force and/or a motorized braking action to the wheel. The energy generated upon landing maybe dissipated through a resistor and/or stored for later use in providing a source for motive power to the aircraft wheels for the purpose of taxiing and ground maneuvers of said aircraft.
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Delos Aerospace, LLC
Greenberg & Traurig, LLP
Holzen Stephen A
Kurtz Richard E.
Swiatek Robert P.
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