Brake Braking System

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This project work is concerned with the topic of braking in the vehicles. The precise application of brake torque is essential to maintaining proper vehicle spacing and ride quality on an automatic highway. An Electro Magnetic Braking (EMB) system is introduced as a supplementary braking retardation system in this research paper. Due to their pure electrically controllable and contact free nature, EMBs have many advantages over the present CHB systems, such as reduced weight, faster response and number of components, ease of intergrating various controllers (e.g., anti-lock braking), The braking torque produced is largely dependent on physical parameters of the electromagnet and the brake disk. Simulations are done by COMSOL multiphysics software to study the effect of these physical parameters and to determine the optimum values. As an additional feature Automatic braking system has also been included in this model. By having EMB as a supplementary retardation system, we can provide better response time for emergency situations and in general keep the total braking system working longer and safer.

Many models of eddy current brakes are currently available for trains, trolleys, trucks and containers (See Appendix A). Due to higher braking torque requirements those vehicles cannot be stopped efficiently with …show more content…

This system consist of the brake pedal, hydraulic fluid, transfer pipes and brake actuators (disc and drum brakes). When the driver presses on the brake pedal, pressure required in the brake actuators is provided by the hydraulic brake fluid which pushes the brake pads onto the rotor, which opposes the motion of the vehicle in turn. And the kinetic energy is converted into heat energy. The braking force is proportional to the normal force developed by the actuator pressing the pads against the rotor and the coefficient of

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