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Citation
(2006), "Brake control system for Boeing 787", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 78 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2006.12778aad.001
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Brake control system for Boeing 787
Brake control system for Boeing 787
Keywords: Aircraft, Aerospace engineering
Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a Crane Co. segment, has been selected to supply the Brake Control and Monitoring System for the Boeing 787 Landing Gear System. The Brake Control and Monitoring System will be provided to Smiths Aerospace, the Boeing Commercial Airplanes supplier of the 787 Landing Gear System.
The 787 Brake Control and Monitoring System will incorporate a new technology, which Crane Aerospace & Electronics calls “Remote Integrated Braking Services” (RIBS). This technology integrates antiskid control, brake temperature, wheel speed, and tire pressure indication functions in an electronic control unit located at each axle. The RIBS system features passive wireless, for tire pressure sensing, and non-contacting Hall Effect, for wheel speed sensing. According to Chad Thorne, Director of Landing Systems Solutions, benefits of the new technology include superior cost and weight savings and excellent fault tolerance.
Greg Ward, President of Crane Aerospace & Electronics, stated: “The brake control system used on the 787 will become the foundation of our next generation of brake control, which will offer significant advantages to new aircraft. We are proud that this new technology will be incorporated on the Boeing 787.”
Details available from: Crane Aerospace & Electronics, web site: www.craneaerospace.com, Crane Co., web site: www.craneco.com