the vehicle braking system is considered to be one of the most fundamental safety-critical systems in modern vehicles, as its main purpose is to stop or decelerate the vehicle. the frictional heat generated during braking application can cause numerous negative effects on the brake assembly, such as brake fade, premature wear, thermal cracks and disc thickness variation. in the past, surface ro...

The Federal ministers for the environment and for economic affairs’ suggestions for a renewables price brake must be seen in the light of upcoming elections. Any change of law would have to pass the Federal Council and, therefore, political opposition. So it is unlikely the effects of their proposed measures will be as great as some fear. However, the proposal has started a debate about possibi...

The purpose of this paper is to derive suitable models for the design of controller for the heavy-ore load train system that is equipped with the newest railway brake system—the electronically control pneumatic brake (ECPB). Special train models are then obtained by simplifying the general one under different track conditions such as straight-flat, curving-flat and straight-slope, etc. A distin...

Thermoelastic instability in an automotive disk brake system is investigated experimentally under drag braking conditions. The onset of instability is clearly identifiable through the observation of nonuniformities in temperature measured using embedded thermocouples. A stability boundary is established in temperature/speed space, the critical temperature being attributable to temperature-depen...

This paper contains numerical analysis of brake system for heavy (mass m=6400[kg]) transport car. Analysis was performed in order to correct existing non optimal brakes in mentioned car. Analysis was based on results of the brake system dynamic tests made in Landing Gear Laboratory Institute of Aviation in Warsaw, Poland. Authors describe analytical process which led to generate results for new...

Deceleration during braking could be controlled by (a) using the time derivative of the relative rate of optical expansion, relative to a -0.5 margin value of tau-dot (D.N. Lee, 1976) or (b) computing the required deceleration from spatial variables (i.e., perceived distance, velocity, or object size). Participants viewed closed-loop displays of approach to an object and regulated their deceler...

This paper focuses on the study of the change of various types of riding behaviour, such as speed, brake force, and throttle force applied, when they ride across the speed table. An instrumented motorcycle equipped with various types of sensor, on-board camera, and data logger was used in acquiring the traffic data in the research. Riders were instructed to ride across two speed tables and the ...

This study explored visual control strategies for braking to avoid collision by manipulating information about speed of self-motion. Participants watched computer-generated displays and used a brake to stop at an object in the path of motion. Global optic flow rate and edge rate were manipulated by adjusting eye-height and ground-texture size. Stopping distance, initiation of braking, and the m...

In this study, the effects of injection pressure and timing on the performance and emission characteristics of a DI diesel engine using methanol (5%, 10% and 15%) blended-diesel fuel were investigated. The tests were conducted on three different injection pressures (180, 200 and 220 bar) and timings (15 , 20 , and 25 CA BTDC) at 20 Nm engine load and 2200 rpm. The results indicated that brake s...