BRAKE

BRAKES-1

Sometimes a moving vehicle has to be stopped or slow down this can be done with so many means and this process is called braking. This Braking is achieved by generating some kind of braking force, some of them comes from the rolling resistance of the tires-not much, but some. A notable amount, at least at high road speeds, comes from the vehicle's aerodynamic drag. A little bit comes from the friction generated between the moving parts of the entire mechanism. Most of it, however, must come from the vehicle's braking system which converts the kinetic energy of vehicle inertia into thermal energy which must then be dissipated into the airstream.

For the effective braking we need a vehicle suspension system capable of dealing with the loads and forces generated by heavy braking without wheel hop, suspension bottoming, compliance, adverse camber effects, pull or darting.

WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THE BRAKES?

First of all we need a braking system which is capable of developing enough braking force to exceed the deceleration capacity of the tires.

Vided that it is properly installed, adjusted and maintained. The braking effort produced must be directly and linearly proportional to the pedal pressure exerted by the driver.

The driver effort required must be reasonable, pedal pressures must be neither so great nor so light that it will be easy to lock the tires.

The pedal position must be correctly matched to the geometry of the driver's foot and ankle, must remain at a constant height and should be really firm and have minimum travel.

The system must deliver optimum balance of braking force between the front and rear tires so that the driver can maintain steering control under very heavy braking and yet use all of the decelerative capacity of all four tires.

Lastly, the system must offer complete reliability.