Braking of Road Vehicles

Road vehicle braking requires specialist knowledge particularly when facing problems of unexpected failure of a braking component or system to meet the specified performance. The science and technology of road vehicle braking has advanced substantially due to the rapid developments in hybrid and electric vehicles, with their increasingly autonomous capability. Braking of Road Vehicles, Second Edition retains the fundamental principles and techniques as featured in the first edition and 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, and CAE and dynamic modelling; advances in rotor and stator materials, and 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 new generations of road vehicles Includes new chapters on Autonomous and Regenerative Braking and 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