Transversely Apportioned Brake System

770851

02/01/1977

Event
Passenger Car Meeting & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The system described proportions the brake force at each wheel according to the dynamic load on that wheel in a corner or manoeuvre. Brake pressure is modulated when the brakes are applied in a corner and also when a severe steering input is made whilst braking in a straight line.
The paper discusses the need for such a system and presents an analysis of system performance on a typical passenger car. Changes to the oversteer/understeer characteristics of the vehicle are also analysed.
The system is currently under development and has been fitted experimentally to three vehicles. Test results from one of these vehicles are presented.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/770851
Pages
11
Citation
Parsons, D., and Young, A., "Transversely Apportioned Brake System," SAE Technical Paper 770851, 1977, https://doi.org/10.4271/770851.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1977
Product Code
770851
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English