Off-highway braking

MICO has found that electrohydraulic brake controls can provide improved performance and add system features difficult to obtain with hydromechanical mechanisms.

Off-highway vehicles and equipment have increased in size and performance in the last century to keep up with larger work tasks and load demands. Brake system designers have moved from master cylinders, to boosted master cylinders, to full power systems to provide better control of the braking force and to keep operators and work-areas safe. Hydraulics still allow for smooth and even braking at the axles and in some cases at each wheel, but either air, hydraulics, or vacuum boost is used to obtain large braking forces with low pedal effort.