Brake System Simulation to Predict Brake Pedal Feel in a Passenger Car

2009-01-3043

10/11/2009

Event
SAE 2009 Brake Colloquium and Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
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.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-3043
Pages
7
Citation
Day, A., Ho, H., Hussain, K., and Johnstone, A., "Brake System Simulation to Predict Brake Pedal Feel in a Passenger Car," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-3043, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-3043.
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Publisher
Published
Oct 11, 2009
Product Code
2009-01-3043
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English