A vehicle control apparatus which performs a travel control of a vehicle during a traffic jam, includes a wheel setting unit configured to set at least one wheel to be a brake wheel to be applied with a braking force during the travel control and at least one wheel to be a non-brake wheel not to be applied with the braking force during the travel control, and a control unit configured to perform the travel control of the vehicle based on a rotation amount of the at least one brake wheel and a rotation amount of the at least one non-brake wheel detected by a wheel speed sensor detecting the rotation amount of a wheel of the vehicle.

A method for controlling brakes is provided, The method comprises detecting an imminent skid by an anti-skid controller/deceleration controller (ASK/DK). The ASK/DK outputs at least one of a negative desired pressure command to a pressure control unit (PK) in response to detecting the imminent skid and causes a current command output from the PK to be reduced to release braking pressure if the negative desired pressure command minus a measured feedback pressure is greater than a deadband of the PK or outputs a negative desired force command to a force control unit (ForK) in response to detecting the imminent skid and causing a current command output from the ForK to be reduced to release braking force if the negative desired force command minus a measured feedback force is greater than a deadband of the Fork. A brake control system is also provided.

A method for controlling brakes is provided, The method comprises detecting an imminent skid by an anti-skid controller/deceleration controller (ASK/DK). The ASK/DK outputs at least one of a negative desired pressure command to a pressure control unit (PK) in response to detecting the imminent skid and causes a current command output from the PK to be reduced to release braking pressure if the negative desired pressure command minus a measured feedback pressure is greater than a deadband of the PK or outputs a negative desired force command to a force control unit (ForK) in response to detecting the imminent skid and causing a current command output from the ForK to be reduced to release braking force if the negative desired force command minus a measured feedback force is greater than a deadband of the Fork. A brake control system is also provided.

Embodiments of the invention provide a device and method for controlling sway of a trailer utilizing a global positioning system (GPS) device to detect a speed of a vehicle, a rate gyro to detect a sway angle of the vehicle, and a controller coupled to the GPS device and the rate gyro. The GPS and the rate gyro provide the speed and the sway angle to the controller and the controller outputs a brake command if either a first condition is satisfied or a second condition is satisfied.

Embodiments of the invention provide a device and method for controlling sway of a trailer utilizing a global positioning system (GPS) device to detect a speed of a vehicle, a rate gyro to detect a sway angle of the vehicle, and a controller coupled to the GPS device and the rate gyro. The GPS and the rate gyro provide the speed and the sway angle to the controller and the controller outputs a brake command if either a first condition is satisfied or a second condition is satisfied.

A controller can be configured to receive an indication of a measured speed of a vehicle, and determine whether a gradient on which the vehicle is located is below a threshold gradient. The controller can also be configured to provide an output signal to cause a brake of the vehicle to be automatically applied to hold the vehicle stationary, based at least in part on: the received indication of the measured speed of the vehicle being below a threshold speed; and the determination that the gradient is below the threshold gradient.

A controller can be configured to receive an indication of a measured speed of a vehicle, and determine whether a gradient on which the vehicle is located is below a threshold gradient. The controller can also be configured to provide an output signal to cause a brake of the vehicle to be automatically applied to hold the vehicle stationary, based at least in part on: the received indication of the measured speed of the vehicle being below a threshold speed; and the determination that the gradient is below the threshold gradient.

An electrically actuated braking system for an aircraft, including: an electro-mechanical brake actuator (EMAbrake) proximate a wheel of the aircraft, the EMAbrake including a motor; an electro-mechanical actuator controller (EMAC) including a first motor controller for generating a first drive signal for the EMAbrake, and a second motor controller for generating a second drive signal for the EMAbrake, wherein the first motor controller and the second motor controller are dissimilar so as to provide protection against common mode failure of the first and second motor controllers.

A vehicle control apparatus which performs a travel control of a vehicle during a traffic jam, includes a wheel setting unit configured to set at least one wheel to be a brake wheel to be applied with a braking force during the travel control and at least one wheel to be a non-brake wheel not to be applied with the braking force during the travel control, and a control unit configured to perform the travel control of the vehicle based on a rotation amount of the at least one brake wheel and a rotation amount of the at least one non-brake wheel detected by a wheel speed sensor detecting the rotation amount of a wheel of the vehicle.

A vehicle control apparatus which performs a travel control of a vehicle during a traffic jam, includes a wheel setting unit configured to set at least one wheel to be a brake wheel to be applied with a braking force during the travel control and at least one wheel to be a non-brake wheel not to be applied with the braking force during the travel control, and a control unit configured to perform the travel control of the vehicle based on a rotation amount of the at least one brake wheel and a rotation amount of the at least one non-brake wheel detected by a wheel speed sensor detecting the rotation amount of a wheel of the vehicle.