Credits: 3 (2-0-2)
Prerequisites: APL104, MCL111, MCL321
Description
Types of brakes, Friction materials in brakes and their characteristics, Design of brakes in passenger cars / vans: weight transfer, effect of tyre / road adhesion, wheel lock, brake efficiency / adhesion utilization; Design of brakes in vehicle – trailer combinations: in light trailers, overrun brakes, center axle trailer, chassis trailer; Brake- design analysis: Brake and shoe factors in different types of brakes, Comparison of estimation by analytical and FE methods; Thermal effects in friction brakes (thermal analysis and heat dissipation); Issues in electronic control of brakes: features of anti-lock brake system, Traction Control System, Electronic Stability Control, Adaptive Cruise Control, trailer Sway Control; Brake Noise: Sources, its analysis (using analytical and FE based approaches) and control.
Prerequisite Tree
flowchart TD
MCL422-463[MCL422]
APL104-463 --> APL100-463[APL100]
MCL422-463 --> MCL321-463[MCL321]
MCL111-463 --> APL100-463[APL100]
MCL422-463 --> APL104-463[APL104]
MCL422-463 --> MCL111-463[MCL111]
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