Investigation into an alternative electrically actuated braking system for aircraft

Modern commercial aircraft predominantly employ hydraulically actuated multi-disk wheel-brakes on their main landing gears which are used to control the velocity of the aircraft during landing and ground operations. In recent years, investigations into the electrical actuation of the wheel-brakes ha...

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Main Author: Simpson, Nick
Published: University of Bristol 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.659106