The latest news and headlines from around the global brake industry. This page lists all of the articles in the TBR Technical Corner category.
Troy, Mich. — This is the fourth article in a series of four by Narcís Molina, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA, about the relationship between brake creep groan and brake squeal in disc brakes. Relationship of Brake Creep…
EXETER, U.K. — Phenolic composite brake pad backing plates are a disruptive idea that has yet to find acceptance, which is surprising considering they are 75-percent lighter, inert and corrosion-free, thermally insulating and have superior damping properties – just the…
Troy, Mich. — This is the third article in a series of four by Narcís Molina, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA, about the relationship between brake creep groan and brake squeal in disc brakes. Relationship of Brake Creep…
Troy, Mich. — This is the second article in a series of four by Narcís Molina, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA, about an investigation of the relationship between brake creep groan and brake squeal in disc brakes. Relationship…
Troy, Mich. — This is the first article in a series of four by Narcís Molina, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA, about an examination of the relationship between brake creep groan and brake squeal in disc brakes. 1.…
This is the fourth installment of a four-part article by: Kenneth Mendoza, Project Engineer, HiL Systems, Electronics in Applus IDIADA and Fabio Squadrani, Senior Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA on developing a control module for simulating hybrid regenerative braking…
This is the third installment of a four-part article by: Kenneth Mendoza, Project Engineer, HiL Systems, Electronics in Applus IDIADA and Fabio Squadrani, Senior Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA on developing a control module for simulating hybrid regenerative braking…
This is the second installment of a four-part article by: Kenneth Mendoza, Project Engineer, HiL Systems, Electronics in Applus IDIADA and Fabio Squadrani, Senior Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA on developing a control module to simulate hybrid regenerative braking…
This is the first installment of a four-part article by: Kenneth Mendoza, Project Engineer, HiL Systems, Electronics in Applus IDIADA Fabio Squadrani, Senior Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA on developing a control module to simulate hybrid regenerative braking on…
This is the third of a three-part TBR Technical Corner article by Antonio Perez, Emissions and R&D Engineer, Powertrain Department at Applus IDIADA on brake dust emissions during real-world driving. Brake Emissions During Real-World Driving Cycle (Part 1 of 3)…
This is the second of a three-part TBR Technical Corner article by Antonio Perez, Emissions and R&D Engineer, Powertrain Department at Applus IDIADA on brake dust emissions during real-world driving. Brake Emissions During Real-World Driving Cycle (Part 1 of 3)…
ARAXÁ, Brazil – The following TBR Technical Corner discusses how incorporating the element niobium (Nb) in the manufacture of certain automotive components, like brake drums, can increase the lifespan of those components and thus reduce the total cost of ownership.…
This is the first of a three-part TBR Technical Corner article by Antonio Perez, Emissions and R&D Engineer, Powertrain Department at Applus IDIADA on brake dust emissions during real-world driving. Introduction There are many sources of traffic-related emissions, which are…
Source: The following is the second part of a two part TBR Technical Corner article written by Dr. Raj Shah, a Director at Koehler Instrument Company, Kora Farokhzadeh, Ph.D., an application scientist at Bruker Nano Surfaces, Tribology, Stylus and Optical…
Source: The following is a two part TBR Technical Corner article written by Dr. Raj Shah, a Director at Koehler Instrument Company, Kora Farokhzadeh, Ph.D., an application scientist at Bruker Nano Surfaces, Tribology, Stylus and Optical Metrology Group, and Blerim…
Source: Applus IDIADA ADELANTO, Calif. – This is the third of three posts by Alvaro Esquer, Project Manager, ADAS in Applus IDIADA, about a study to determine the means of improving autonomous-emergency braking (AEB) performance in terms of efficiency and driver…
Source: Applus IDIADA ADELANTO, Calif. – This is the second of three posts by Alvaro Esquer, Project Manager, ADAS in Applus IDIADA, about a study to determine the means of improving autonomous-emergency braking (AEB) performance in terms of efficiency and driver…
Source: Applus IDIADA This is the first of three posts by Alvaro Esquer, Project Manager, ADAS in Applus IDIADA, about a study to determine the means of improving autonomous-emergency braking (AEB) performance in terms of efficiency and driver acceptance. Vehicle…
Source: The following paper on particulate emissions was posted on the MDPI Website and was produced by Hartmut Niemann, Hermann Winner, Christof Asbach, Heinz Kaminski, Georg Frentz, and Roman Milczarek. BASEL, Switzerland – Abstract: Passenger car disc brakes are a…
Source: Applus IDIADA This is the third and final TBR Technical Corners by Narcis Molina, Project Manager, Braking Systems in Applus IDIADA, about finding the optimal braking system for a vehicle. First article: TBR Technical Corner: Optimized Braking System Sizing…