Brake monitoring system with multiple inputs

摘要

An air brake monitoring system for monitoring a pressure of the system and providing various alarms and/or warnings to a user including tire and brake status/alarms and providing for a backup alarm. The air brake monitoring system configurable to function with the existing wiring of the vehicle and including an air brake monitoring device to be positioned in the vicinity of a brake valve. The air brake monitoring system is further provided to monitor the electrical stoplight power transmitted to the ABS brakes as well as the vehicle static/dynamic condition.

主权项

1. A brake monitoring system comprising:
a service/control pressure line; an emergency/supply pressure line; a brake valve coupled to a brake actuator and operating the brake actuator, said brake valve coupled to the service/control pressure line and the emergency/supply pressure line, the service/control pressure line and the emergency/supply pressure line each being configured to provide pressurized air to the brake valve; a brake monitoring device having a processor and coupled to the service/control pressure line and the emergency/supply pressure line, the monitoring device monitoring the pressure of both the service/control pressure line and the emergency/supply pressure line; said processor comparing the measured pressure of said service/control pressure line and said emergency/supply pressure line to a pressure set point; and said brake monitoring device generating an indication based on the measured pressure; said indication is transmitted as: a hard-wired data connection, a wireless transmission, an electrical power line connection or combinations thereof, said indication presented as either an alarm, or a warning lamp, or a message, or combinations thereof.