Braking of Road Vehicles

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Day is the former Dean of the School of Engineering, Design, and Technology, at the University of Bradford, UK and course leader of the university's well-known Braking of Road Vehicles course (widely referred to as 'The Braking Course') for engineers in industry. Klappentext Aimed at automotive engineers who require a comprehensive introduction to vehicle brakes and braking systems. Starting from the fundamentals of brakes and braking, this book covers car and commercial vehicle applications and developments from theoretical and practical standpoints. It provides information for specialists and non-specialists to keep pace with relevant changes in materials science, friction and wear, and systems modeling. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface - Aims, overview, and acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Friction and friction materials3. Braking system design for passenger cars and light vans4. Braking system design for vehicle and trailer combinations5. Brake design analysis6. Brake system layout design 7. Thermal effects in friction brakes 8. Braking legislation9. Brake testing10. Brake noise and judder 11. Electronic braking systems12. Case studies in the braking of road vehicles

Autorentext
Andrew Day is the former Dean of the School of Engineering, Design, and Technology, at the University of Bradford, UK and course leader of the university's well-known Braking of Road Vehicles course (widely referred to as 'The Braking Course') for engineers in industry.

Klappentext

Aimed at automotive engineers who require a comprehensive introduction to vehicle brakes and braking systems.

Zusammenfassung
Starting from the fundamentals of brakes and braking, this book covers car and commercial vehicle applications and developments from theoretical and practical standpoints. It provides information for specialists and non-specialists to keep pace with relevant changes in materials science, friction and wear, and systems modeling.

Inhalt

Preface - Aims, overview, and acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Friction and friction materials3. Braking system design for passenger cars and light vans4. Braking system design for vehicle and trailer combinations5. Brake design analysis6. Brake system layout design 7. Thermal effects in friction brakes 8. Braking legislation9. Brake testing10. Brake noise and judder 11. Electronic braking systems12. Case studies in the braking of road vehicles