Braking of Road Vehicles

As an automotive engineer, keeping pace with technological development and legislative advances in brake design and related fields of theory, modeling and control can seem an impossible task. Wish you had time for a course, right?

For nearly 45 years the University of Bradford Braking of Road Vehicles course has provided technical education and update in the area of brakes and braking systems for professionals in the automotive industry worldwide, including OEMs, suppliers and legislative organizations. Now for the first time, the course manual-compiled by leading experts from across the automotive industry-has been polished, adapted and updated to form a handbook for automotive engineers needing an introduction to or refresh on this complex and critical automotive topic.

Starting from the fundamentals of brakes and braking, the book covers car and commercial vehicle applications and developments from both a theoretical and practical standpoint. With coverage both broad and detailed enough to appeal to general vehicle engineers as well as those with specialist brake interests, Braking of Road Vehicles provides a reliable, no-nonsense guide to keep you up to speed.

Audience
Automotive engineers involved with brake system design, development, installation or testing; Graduate students on automotive/mechanical design courses covering brake system design.

Hardbound, 512 Pages

Published: September 2013

Imprint: Butterworth Heinemann

ISBN: 978-0-12-397314-6

Contents

  • Preface

    List of contributors

    Friction and Friction Materials

    Brake Design Analysis

    Car Braking Distribution and Adhesion Utilisation

    Truck and Trailer Braking Distribution

    Regenerative Braking

    Design, Installation and Production of Brake Rotors

    Materials Design of Disc Brakes

    Brake Testing

    Brake Noise, Vibration and Judder

    Holographic Interferometry Applied to Disc Brake Noise

    Thermal Effects

    Basics of ABS and TCS, Determination of ABS Efficiency

    Braking Legislation for Road Vehicles

    Brake System Layout

    Passenger Car ESC Systems

    Steering System and Tyre Interaction During Braking

    Commercial Vehicle Brakes

    Brake Control as a Means to Enhance Vehicle Stability

    References

    Appendices

    Index

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