Emergency braking of a vehicle is bound with many factors, such as the behaviour of the driver, the drive of the vehicle braking system, the braking mechanisms, the condition of the tyres, and the properties of the pavement. This process involves all parameters of the system “the driver – the vehicle – the road”. In order to investigate the efficiency of braking process upon specific conditions, it is necessary to examine all physical processes that take place in the vehicle on pressing the brake pedal. Upon the completion of the experimental and theoretical investigation on emergency braking of vehicles a general mathematical model of vehicle with hydraulic braking system on its emergency braking had been developed. The dynamic, thermodynamic in solid systems and fluid hydrodynamic processes were assessed. The model enables to examine various cases of emergency braking with assessment of the driver’s reaction, parameters of the vehicle’ technical condition and the pavement condition. A general mathematical model of vehicle with hydraulic braking system that’s computing is realized in the system of the applied software Compaq Visual Fortran Professional system provides possibilities for research the hydrodynamic processes that take place in the system of braking; enables to define more closely the movement parameters of the vehicle in the emergency braking mode and may be applied for analysis of traffic events, improvement of vehicle braking systems as well as a manual for... [to full text]

Emergency braking of a vehicle is bound with many factors, such as the behaviour of the driver, the drive of the vehicle braking system, the braking mechanisms, the condition of the tyres, and the properties of the pavement. This process involves all parameters of the system “the driver – the vehicle – the road”. In order to investigate the efficiency of braking process upon specific conditions, it is necessary to examine all physical processes that take place in the vehicle on pressing the brake pedal. Upon the completion of the experimental and theoretical investigation on emergency braking of vehicles a general mathematical model of vehicle with hydraulic braking system on its emergency braking had been developed. The dynamic, thermodynamic in solid systems and fluid hydrodynamic processes were assessed. Model enables to examine various cases of emergency braking with assessment of the driver’s reaction, parameters of the vehicle’ technical condition and the pavement condition. A general mathematical model of vehicle with hydraulic braking system that’s computing is realized in the system of the applied software Compaq Visual Fortran Professional v 6.3 system provides possibilities for research the hydrodynamic processes that take place in the system of braking; enables to define more closely the movement parameters of the vehicle in the emergency braking mode and may be applied for analysis of traffic events, improvement of vehicle braking systems as well as a manual... [to full text]

No / Braking system characteristics, brake system performance and brake system component design parameters that influence brake pedal ‘feel’ in a passenger car have been studied using the simulation modelling package AMESim, in particular to model the linear and nonlinear characteristics of internal components. A passenger car hydraulic brake system simulation model incorporating the brake pedal, booster, master cylinder, brake lines and calipers has been developed to predict brake system response to assist in the design of braking systems with the desired brake pedal force / travel characteristic characteristics to create good brake pedal ‘feel’. This has highlighted the importance of system components, in particular the master cylinder and caliper seal deformation, and the operating characteristics of the booster in determining the brake pedal force / travel characteristic. The potential contribution of these 3 components to brake pedal ‘feel’ improvement has been investigated, and the results of the AMESim model have been verified using experimental measurement data. The model can be used in the future to provide an accurate prediction of brake system response at the design stage thereby saving time and cost.