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 AnalysisCar Braking Distribution and Adhesion Utilisation
Truck and Trailer Braking DistributionRegenerative Braking
Design, Installation and Production of Brake RotorsMaterials Design of Disc Brakes
Brake TestingBrake Noise, Vibration and Judder
Holographic Interferometry Applied to Disc Brake NoiseThermal Effects
Basics of ABS and TCS, Determination of ABS EfficiencyBraking Legislation for Road Vehicles
Brake System LayoutPassenger Car ESC Systems
Steering System and Tyre Interaction During BrakingCommercial Vehicle Brakes
Brake Control as a Means to Enhance Vehicle StabilityReferences
AppendicesIndex

