Typical, medium-duty, hydraulic brake system with front discs (red circuit) and rear drums (green circuit). Boost, or assist (blue circuit), is provided by an engine-driven pump, although the power ...

Is a soft brake pedal stopping you in your tracks? Here are the steps on how to bleed your vehicle's brakes.

The main engineering challenges in any braking system are to withstand the extremely high temperatures involved, remove the very large amount of heat generated during hard deceleration and minimise ...

ZF stuffed its dry brake-by-wire system into a Cadillac Lyriq mule and offered laps around a closed course. The ZF dry brake-by-wire system replaces traditional hydraulic brakes with electric motors ...

Hydraulic retarders play a critical role in modern vehicle braking systems by converting kinetic energy into thermal energy through the fluid dynamic interactions within the retarder system. Their ...

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Electric bicycles are a popular means of transportation that combine the advantages of traditional bikes with the benefits of modern technology to provide a gentle (or sometimes powerful) boost to the ...

Continuing just-auto’s series of interviews with tier one suppliers of electronic braking systems, Matthew Beecham talked with Dr Sören Kirchner, Head of Segment Electronic Parking Brakes within the ...

International Truck and Engine Corp. has rolled out a new brake system on select medium-duty truck models that it says will provide enhanced braking capabilities. Yesterday, a new full power hydraulic ...