A cable-operated pneumatic braking system for tracked vehicles that preserves full mechanical steering capability
By designing a drive-by-wire pneumatic braking system for tracked vehicles that retains full mechanical control functions, the problems of high retrofitting costs, poor reliability, and insufficient emergency support for old tracked vehicle braking systems during unmanned transformation have been solved. This system achieves efficient and stable braking force transmission and emergency response, and is compatible with unified control for both manual and unmanned driving modes.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- BEIJING INST OF TECH
- Filing Date
- 2026-03-31
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-26
AI Technical Summary
The braking systems of old tracked vehicles face high costs and limited space during unmanned transformation. Automatic operation interferes with manual mechanical operation, resulting in poor reliability and stability of braking force transmission. Pneumatic braking control has low precision, insufficient emergency support, and a lack of unified coordination and control between manual and unmanned braking commands.
Design a drive-by-wire pneumatic braking system for tracked vehicles that retains full mechanical control functions, including a pneumatic braking module and a braking execution module. It adopts a single-acting braking transmission component that is unidirectionally linked to and separable from the mechanical braking base component, a dual-circuit pneumatic supply circuit, a dual-chamber braking air chamber component, and an emergency unlocking drive component. The vehicle controller realizes electronic control coordination.
It enables manual mechanical braking to override pneumatic brake-driven braking, improving the efficiency and stability of braking force transmission. It provides dual manual and electric parking brake unlocking methods, enhancing emergency response capabilities and the stability of air pressure supply, and is compatible with unified control of manual and autonomous driving modes.
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