The latest news and headlines from around the global brake industry. This page lists all of the articles in the TBR Technical Corner category.
Article by: Suguru Nakajima, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA 1.0. Introduction The automotive industry is experiencing a significant shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), which has necessitated changes in various aspects of vehicle design and performance, including braking systems.…
Article by Pawan Kumar, Technical Project Manager – Brake Disc Coatings, Oerlikon Metco Europe GmbH In this research, a comparative study is conducted between ferritic nitrocarburized (FNC) brake discs and single-layer coated brake discs (by High-speed laser cladding process), focusing…
Article by: Fabio Squadrani, Senior Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA Part One | Part Two Modern braking systems development is moving towards the reduction of long tests on open roads. However one of the most critical items when reducing…
Article by: Fabio Squadrani, Senior Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA Review Part One Modern braking systems development is moving towards the reduction of long tests on open roads. However one of the most critical items when reducing the mileage…
Article by: Fabio Squadrani, Senior Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA This research focuses on reducing the mileage of open-road brake tests by simulating brake patterns on dynamometers. This involves analyzing durability test data to define target wear values, designing…
Article by: Saadia Nousir – R&D Process Technology Manager, Paulo Abrantes – R&D Technology Specialist, Karl-Michael Winter – Vice President R&D and Engineering (Nitrex) The follow-up article to ‘UNDERSTANDING BRAKE WEAR PARTICLE EMISSIONS AND EURO VII STANDARDS’ focuses on the further…
Article by: Antonio Rubio, Project Engineer, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA Review Part One | Review Part Two | Review Part Three The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant progress in recent years, with applications ranging from natural language processing to…
Article by: Saadia Nousir – R&D Process Technology Manager, Paulo Abrantes – R&D Technology Specialist, Karl-Michael Winter – Vice President R&D and Engineering (Nitrex) This article addresses the impact of brake emissions on urban particulate matter and air pollution. It…
Article by: Antonio Rubio, Project Engineer, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA Review Part One | Review Part Two The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant progress in recent years, with applications ranging from natural language processing to computer…
Article by: Antonio Rubio, Project Engineer, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA Part One of this series can be found here. The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant progress in recent years, with applications ranging from natural language processing…
Article by: Antonio Rubio, Project Engineer, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA This series presents a study conducted in the area of brakes, aiming to replicate the assessment performed by an expert driver regarding the annoyance level of brake noise. Squeal…
ADELANTO, Calif. — This is the fourth article in a four-part series on regenerative braking characterization by Marco Victorero, Test Engineer, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA. Review part 1 | Review part 2 | Review part 3 The objective of this…
ADELANTO, Calif. — This is the third article in a four-part series on regenerative braking characterization by Marco Victorero, Test Engineer, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA. Review part 1 here Review part 2 here The objective of this article is to…
ADELANTO, Calif. — This is the second article in a four-part series on regenerative braking characterization by Marco Victorero, Test Engineer, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA. Review Part 1 HERE. The objective of this article is to present new advanced…
ADELANTO, Calif. — This is the first article in a four-part series on regenerative braking characterization by Marco Victorero, Test Engineer, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA. The novel characteristics of regenerative brake systems require new methodologies and testing protocols. This…
ADELANTO, Calif. — The following is the third of a three-part series produced by Carlos Lujan Tutusaus, Senior Manager Homologation, Commercial Vehicles, Automated Driving & Vehicle Dynamics in Applus IDIADA and Oriol Flix Viñas, Homologation Engineer, Commercial Vehicles, Automated Driving…
ADELANTO, Calif. — The following is the second of a three-part series produced by Carlos Lujan Tutusaus, Senior Manager Homologation, Commercial Vehicles, Automated Driving & Vehicle Dynamics in Applus IDIADA and Oriol Flix Viñas, Homologation Engineer, Commercial Vehicles, Automated Driving…
ADELANTO, Calif. — The following is the first of a three-part series produced by Carlos Lujan Tutusaus, Senior Manager Homologation, Commercial Vehicles, Automated Driving & Vehicle Dynamics in Applus IDIADA and Oriol Flix Viñas, Homologation Engineer, Commercial Vehicles, Automated Driving…
ADELANTO, Calif. – The following is the third of three articles by: Fabio Squadrani, Senior Manager, Braking Systems of Applus IDIADA co-authored with Deaglán Ó Meachair, brake-engineering specialist of BrakeBetter.com. Part 1: METHODOLOGY TO SET TARGETS FOR A REDUNDANT BRAKING…
ADELANTO, Calif. – The following is the second of three articles by: Fabio Squadrani, Senior Manager, Braking Systems of Applus IDIADA co-authored with Deaglán Ó Meachair, brake-engineering specialist of BrakeBetter.com. Part 1: METHODOLOGY TO SET TARGETS FOR A REDUNDANT BRAKING…