With the Electronic Wedge Brake (EWB), which electronics and mechatronics developer Siemens VDO unveiled at last fall's Frankfurt auto show, it is now possible to realize a 12V brake-by-wire system.

Stock brake systems are designed for stock cars. Any time you change the vehicle's total weight or the distribution of that weight, raise or lower the center of gravity, install "big 'n' little" ...

There's an old racer's adage that says, "You can only go as fast as you can stop," meaning that it doesn't matter how fast or quick your car is if you can't rein it in quickly and reliably afterward.

An introduction to the core principles of braking systems in mechanical design. A high-level introduction to the application of braking systems in machinery and equipment, as well as their relevance ...

Brake-by-wire is an emerging technology whose advantages seem certain to make it the eventual solution for future vehicles, so Design News had a chat with Janani Neelakantan, Senior Technical Manager ...

The biggest question McLaren’s Formula 1 rivals are chasing an answer for right now is just why its MCL39 is so good at managing its rear tyre temperatures. While nobody has the definitive answer, it ...

When we stopped at the TRP Brakes booth at the Outdoor Demo in Vegas before Interbike 2012, we inquired about the HyWire, the innovative hydraulic disc brake levers with TRP’s own electronic shifters ...

From F1 2026, there will be an increased use of hybrid energy from the 1.6-litre turbocharged power units. The sport will do away with the heat recovery system, which was deemed too expensive and ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. -- Engineers from Watervliet Arsenal have designed a 105 mm low blast overpressure muzzle brake, or LBOP. It's the first large caliber muzzle brake designed specifically for an ...

A 30-minute brake pad job will now take you an entire afternoon. It seems like every year, someone in the motorcycle world ...