Torque Vectoring Control, which automatically applies small
amounts of brake force to limit wheel spin at the front axle, further enhancing available tractive force.
Foot braking only will likely cause wheel lockup, as the ABS system has limited capabilities at low speeds and whithout it you are applying the same
amount of braking force to all wheels.
It is very effective, however, and creates immense
amounts of braking force which significantly extends friction brake life — a 565 hp (421 kW) diesel engine can produce up to 600 hp (450 kW) of braking power at 2,100 RPM.
Most after market add - on controllers use a timer or proportional load basis to calculate
the amount of brake force required.
Torque Vectoring by Braking (TVbB), which intelligently and rapidly applies precise
amounts of braking force to individual wheels to accurately sharpen the car's line through a corner, is standard.
However, when a vehicle is turning or under full braking load,
the amount of brake force that can be used by one wheel may differ from that of another.
This feature uses a slight — virtually imperceptible to the driver —
amount of braking force on the outside front wheel when accelerating through a corner.
EBD varies
the amount of braking force applied to each of the wheels depending on the wheel speed, road conditions and load in the car.
When the driver applies the brake pedal, a signal is sent to the vehicle's Electronic Control Unit (ECU), which determines the appropriate
amount of braking force to assign to regenerative braking through the electric drive motor and to the hydraulic friction braking system.
Not exact matches
The foot
brake on this stroller also requires a decent
amount of force to engage it, which is not convenient.
I say «might be» because, in modelling this situation, one can not get away from the dependence on multiple factors, such as the 5 listed above So if (for example) the natural rates
of deceleration after downshifting and in neutral are the same, that doesn't mean it would take the same
force of stepping on the
brakes in both cases to further change the deceleration by the required
amount.
The
brake booster runs off engine vacuum, so a vacuum leak can also affect the
amount of force you need to exert on the
brakes to stop.
When the trailer is empty, the same
amount of force on the
brake pedal can cause the
brakes to lock up easily.
The extra space that a track grants you and the
forces you can exert on the car sadly doesn't suddenly make it an expressive car, but trial
brake into a corner and there's enough movement in the chassis to have the mini-Mercedes enter a corner with a satisfying
amount of attitude.
The «power
brakes» system in most modern vehicles uses engine vacuum to boost the
amount of force applied to the
brake pedal by the driver
of the car.
The rail cars are full
of thousands
of tons
of iron ore on the way down to Narvik, and these trains generate large
amounts of electricity by regenerative
braking, with a maximum recuperative
braking force of 750 kN.
The system takes the position
of the steering wheel, the speed
of the vehicle and the
amount of sideways
force and calculates how much
brake power it needs for each wheel and, if necessary, engine torque, to help the driver straighten out the vehicle.
Emergency
Brake Assist (EBA) is designed to automatically increase the
amount of brake pressure when the system senses an emergency situation; Electronic
Brake -
force Distribution (EBD) helps to ensure the ideal
braking balance between the front and rear wheels in extreme situations, and Corner
Brake Control (CBC) helps to ensure stability during heavy
braking in a corner2.
If the driver
brakes and the system determines that the driver has not applied sufficient
brake force, the Advanced
Brake Assist will compensate for this and provide the appropriate
amount of additional
braking.