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Braking of Road Vehicles
- 2nd Edition - March 21, 2022
- Authors: Andrew J. Day, David Bryant
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 0 0 5 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 0 0 6 - 1
Braking of Road Vehicles, Second Edition includes updated and new subject matter related to the technological advances of road vehicles such as hybrid and electric vehicles… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBraking of Road Vehicles, Second Edition includes updated and new subject matter related to the technological advances of road vehicles such as hybrid and electric vehicles and "self-driving" and autonomous vehicles. New material to this edition includes root causes, guidelines, experimental and measurement techniques, brake NVH identification and data analysis, CAE and dynamic modelling, advances in rotor and stator materials, manufacturing methods, changes to European and US legislation since 2014, recent developments in technology, methods and analysis, and new and updated case studies.
This new edition will continue to be of interest to engineers and technologists in automotive and road transport industries, automotive engineering students and instructors, and professional staff in vehicle-related legislational, legal, military, security and investigative functions.
- Completely revised to keep up-to-date with the demands and requirements of a new generation of road vehicles
- Includes new chapters on Autonomous and Regenerative Braking, Brake-by-Wire and Electronic Braking Systems
- Addresses issues such as prediction of brake performance, component stresses and temperatures, and durability
- Discusses operational problems such as noise and judder, variable torque generation and variable deceleration
Professional automotive engineers working in brakes design, as well as automotive engineering graduate students. Safety and accident investigation specialists, Project and Technical managers in road vehicle design and operation, Aerospace engineers
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Abstract
- Refeerences
- Chapter 2 Friction pairs
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The friction pair
- 2.3 Resin-bonded composite friction materials
- 2.4 Thermophysical properties
- 2.5 Brake performance
- 2.6 Wear
- 2.7 New friction pairs: composition, manufacture, and properties
- 2.8 Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 3 Braking system design for passenger cars and light vans
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Weight transfer during braking
- 3.3 Tyre/road adhesion
- 3.4 Braking force and wheel slip
- 3.5 Braking force distribution
- 3.6 Wheel lock and vehicle stability during braking
- 3.7 Braking efficiency
- 3.8 Adhesion utilisation
- 3.9 Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 4 Braking system design for vehicle and trailer combinations
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Car and light trailer
- 4.3 Car towing a trailer or caravan with overrun brakes
- 4.4 Rigid truck towing a centre-axle trailer
- 4.5 Rigid truck towing a full-trailer
- 4.6 Articulated commercial vehicles — tractors and semi-trailers
- 4.7 Load sensing and compatibility
- 4.8 Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 5 Brake design analysis
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Disc brakes
- 5.3 Drum brakes
- 5.4 Brake factor and ηC∗ for air-actuated commercial vehicle brakes
- 5.5 Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 6 Brake system layout design
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Overview of the vehicle braking system layout design process
- Brake pedal
- Master cylinder
- Brake servo (booster)
- Brake pedal feel
- Brake fluid ‘consumption'
- Brake pedal and mounting (Bulkhead) clearance, deflection, and deformation
- Vacuum servo (booster) valve clearances, spring settings, and reaction disc deformation
- Master cylinder bore and seal deformation, and valve clearances
- ABS/ESC system valve clearances and internal deformation
- Brake pipe and flexible hose deformation (cbp and cbh)
- Slave cylinder bore and seal deformation (csc)
- Brake fluid compression (cbf)
- Pad/disc or lining/drum clearances
- Brake pad or brake shoe assembly compression, deflection, and wear
- Stator deformation —disc brake caliper and drum brake anchor plate
- Rotor deformation and deflection —disc and drum
- Comment on verification against legislative requirements —hydraulic braking systems
- 6.4 Heavy goods vehicle braking systems with pneumatic actuation
- 6.5 Regenerative braking
- 6.6 Developments in road vehicle brake actuation systems
- 6.7 Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 7 Electronic braking systems
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Antilock braking systems (ABS)
- 7.3 Electronic stability control (ESC)
- 7.4 Electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD)
- 7.5 Traction control system (TCS)
- 7.6 Roll Stability Control (RSC)
- 7.7 Additional electronic braking systems
- 7.8 Regenerative braking
- 7.9 System warnings and driver interfaces with electronic braking
- 7.10 Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 8 Thermal effects in friction brakes
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Heat energy and power in friction brakes
- 8.3 Braking energy management and materials
- 8.4 Brake thermal analysis
- 8.5 Heat dissipation in brakes
- 8.6 Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 9 Brake noise, vibration, and harshness
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Brake noise, vibration, and harshness classification
- 9.3 Squeal
- 9.4 Other classes of brake NVH
- 9.5 Brake judder
- 9.6 Computer analysis methods
- 9.7 Experimental methods
- 9.8 Design rules for quiet brakes
- 9.9 Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 10 Brake testing
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Instrumentation and data acquisition in experimental brake testing
- 10.3 Experimental design, test procedures, and protocols for brake testing
- 10.4 Test vehicles, dynamometers, and rigs
- 10.5 Experimental brake test procedures
- 10.6 Brake test data interpretation and analysis
- 10.7 Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 11 Braking legislation
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 European road vehicle braking regulations
- 11.3 US road vehicle braking legislation
- 11.4 Complex electronic vehicle control systems
- 11.5 Regenerative braking systems
- 11.6 Automated and autonomous vehicles
- 11.7 Chapter summary
- References
- Chapter 12 Case studies in the braking of road vehicles
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Brake system design verification
- 12.3 Braking performance variation
- 12.4 Interaction between the brakes and the vehicle
- 12.5 Brake NVH
- 12.6 Mixed-mode braking: regenerative braking system design
- 12.7 Chapter summary
- References
- Nomenclature and glossary of terms
- Index
- No. of pages: 548
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: March 21, 2022
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128220054
- eBook ISBN: 9780128220061
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Andrew J. Day
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Ford Professor of Quality Engineering and Director of the University of Bradford Centre for Automotive Research, University of Bradford, UKDB
David Bryant
David Bryant is Senior Lecturer in Automotive Engineering at the University of Bradford. His research interests centre on vehicle brakes and braking systems with a particular focus on noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and braking instabilities. He has completed numerous industrial research projects in the field of brakes and braking systems. In 2013 he became Course Director for the annual Braking of Road Vehicles short course.
Affiliations and expertise
Sr. Lecturer - Automotive Engineering, University of Bradford, UKRead Braking of Road Vehicles on ScienceDirect