US 11,987,229 B2
Adaptive braking and directional control system (ABADCS)
Stephen Lyle McKeown, Campbellford (CA); Ty Shattuck, Burlington (CA); and Paul Edward Cudmore, Castleton (CA)
Assigned to Eagle Aerospace Ltd., Campbellford (CA)
Appl. No. 17/258,229
Filed by EAGLE AEROSPACE LTD., Campbellford (CA)
PCT Filed Jul. 4, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CA2019/050927
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 6, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/006641, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/694,719, filed on Jul. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0284127 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. B60W 10/184 (2012.01); B60T 8/17 (2006.01); B60T 8/171 (2006.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60W 40/064 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60T 8/1764 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 10/184 (2013.01) [B60T 8/1703 (2013.01); B60T 8/171 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60W 40/064 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60T 8/1764 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0075 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling and optimizing braking and directional control of a vehicle operated on a contaminated, compliant, or non-compliant surface; the method comprising steps of
collecting data from a plurality of sensors, the data being indicative of a condition of the contaminated, compliant, or non-compliant surface;
sending the data to a neural controller having an algorithm configured to process the data, wherein the algorithm includes:
determining optimum braking and directional control instructions for the vehicle,
generating warnings and alerts based on the calculated optimum braking and directional control instructions, and
sending the optimum braking and directional control instructions to a braking and steering system of the vehicle and the warnings and alerts to an alert and warning system of the vehicle;
adjusting the steering and directional control of the braking and steering system in accordance with the optimum braking and directional control instructions provided by the neural controller, and
sending a command from a user to the braking and steering system of the vehicle to increase braking or steering in excess of the optimum braking and steering instructions provided by the neural controller.