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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374252 | Wheel slip brake assurance module A wheel slip assurance module comprises a device for disabling the wheel slip valve, a timing reservoir in communication with the disabling device, and a check valve and choke circuit providing parallel connections between the output of the wheel slip valve and the ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7359770 | Control system for operating long vehicles The present invention is directed to a system and method for optimizing the dynamics and energy usage of long vehicles such as freight trains by determining their operating conditions and calculating an optimal sequence of power and braking control actions. The sequ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 6951372 | System and method for adaptive brake application and initial skid detection The adaptive brake application and initial skid detection system allows rapid brake application and prevents deep initial skids. Brake pressure is compared with a predetermined threshold brake pressure. Wheel velocity error signals are also generated to indicated th... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6916075 | System and method for adaptive brake application and initial skid detection The adaptive brake application and initial skid detection system allows rapid brake application and prevents deep initial skids. Brake torque is compared with a predetermined threshold brake torque. Wheel velocity error signals are also generated to indicated the di... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6587774 | Method and system for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle having traction control A method and a system for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle having traction control are described. The brake system contains sensors which are assigned to the individual vehicle wheels and with which a quantity representing at least the driving ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6527350 | System and method for adaptive brake application and initial skid detection The adaptive brake application and initial skid detection system allows rapid brake application and prevents deep initial skids. Brake pressure is compared with a predetermined threshold brake pressure. Wheel velocity error signals are also generated to i... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6474753 | Automatically actuated braking system For externally actuating a brake system, both the surroundings of the brake pedal and, if necessary, additional parameters (d,d ,Vref) are monitored a sensor unit (6,10,11). Then the brake pressure (pnom) will be set automatically in... | 11/05/2002 |
| 5995737 | System and method for tuning a rail-based transportation system speed controller In this invention there is disclosed a system and method for tuning a speed controller that is used to keep a rail-based transportation system within a prescribed speed limit while providing a smooth ride. A fuzzy logic controller is synthesized to track ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5975649 | Brake monitoring device for railroad cars A brake monitoring device for railroad cars is provided with a first comparison device which compares the electrical brake power equivalent signal with a first standard value, judges whether or not electrical brake power is generated and closes the locomo... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5924508 | Process for carrying out an automatic braking operation A process carries out an automatic braking operation in which, when the return speed of the accelerator pedal exceeds a threshold value and a transfer of the driver's foot from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal is determined, an automatic braking o... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5700072 | Brake energy balancing system for multiple brake units The brake energy balancing system balances brake torque of braking wheels of a vehicle having a plurality of cars carried by trucks, for applying and controlling the brakes of each group of braking wheels of the trucks of the vehicle. Brake torque is meas... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5605387 | Brake energy balancing system for multiple brake units The brake energy balancing system balances brake torque of braking wheels of a vehicle having a plurality of cars carried by trucks, for applying and controlling the brakes of each group of braking wheels of the trucks of the vehicle. Brake torque is meas... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5507568 | Brake energy balancing system for multiple brake units The brake energy balancing system balances brake torque of braking wheels of a vehicle having a plurality of cars carried by trucks, for applying and controlling the brakes of each group of braking wheels of the trucks of the vehicle. Brake torque is meas... | 04/16/1996 |
| 4143842 | Brake control device taking into account different brake activating times The specification describes apparatus for applying automatic braking as a function of the effective deceleration of a vehicle caused by any already applied service braking whereby total braking time for the vehicle is shortened.... | 03/13/1979 |
