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PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES
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Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force
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responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration
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responsive to a difference between a speed condition, e.g. deceleration, and a fixed reference
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sensing a rate of change of velocity
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Brake coefficient of friction (μ) estimation for prognostics and health management (PHM) and improved load balance (LB)
12576823 · 2026-03-17 · ·

A method for controlling brake assemblies of a vehicle is provided. Receiving a deceleration of each wheel assembly of a plurality of wheel assemblies of the vehicle. Comparing the deceleration of each wheel assembly to an average deceleration of the plurality of wheel assemblies. Responsive to one or more of the deceleration of each wheel assembly of one or more wheel assemblies being outside a predetermined range of the average deceleration of the plurality of wheel assemblies, reporting a warning message to a maintenance crew to inspect one or more brake assemblies associated with the one or more wheel assemblies.