Sentences with phrase «friction braking system»

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.

Rimac hasn't scrimped on the car's friction braking system either — enormous 390 mm Brembo CCMR carbon - ceramic rotors fill each wheel rim, gripped by six - piston calipers all round.

Not exact matches

This hitch uses the same automotive friction material as used on vehicle brakes integrated into its system, so you know it works.

The battery will also serve as a storage medium for a regenerative braking system that will recoup braking energy that is otherwise lost to friction.

In harder stops, the ECU initiates a chain reaction of commands to brake system components, proportioning friction brake energy to each wheel.

When performing a very strong braking from medium - to - high speed on good surface, chances are that the limiting factor is not the ABS system nor the friction with the tarmac, but braking power.

As with the Development Package, the Edition 507 car also includes an upgraded brake system that includes lightweight discs (14.2 inches up front), six - piston front and four - piston rear calipers, and a different friction compound for the pads.

The brake system is not related to tires, other than to provide friction between the ground and the bike.

The Leaf's braking response is smooth and predictable, and that's a big deal; in some alternative - fuel cars, brake - pedal feel is half - baked, with the traditional friction brakes and regenerative braking system not well - synchronized.

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The brake system slows or stops the rotation of the wheels through friction by transferring pressure from the brake pedal to the pads or shoes.

ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS The F - PACE offers all of the technologies needed to make journeys more convenient, from traction systems to get drivers moving on low friction surfaces, to an emergency braking system.

Regenerative braking is not by itself sufficient as the sole means of safely bringing a vehicle to a standstill, or slowing it as required, so it must be used in conjunction with another braking system such as friction - based braking.

This contrasts with conventional braking systems, where the excess kinetic energy is converted to unwanted and wasted heat by friction in the brakes, or with dynamic brakes, where energy is recovered by using electric motors as generators but is immediately dissipated as heat in resistors.

Furthermore, with improvements to the return springs in the braking system, drive friction has been reduced.

The dust - busting, friction - enhancing design of Centric's Posi - Quiet semi-metallic brake pad sets will boost your brake system with smooth, reliable stopping power.

Likewise, a high - performance motorsport braking system was added with the front getting treated to a 4 - pot fixed caliper with Performance Friction capabilities.

Unlike mechanical AWD systems that reduce fuel efficiency via added weight and friction, the RX 450h's rear - mounted electric motor - generator allows all four wheels to perform regenerative braking, charging the hybrid battery more effectively.

The braking system relies on friction to help it slow the momentum of the wheels to bring the vehicle to a stop, produced by the cooperation of brake components such as the Ford brake caliper, brake pads, and the brake disc.

Braking depends on friction, and the process slowly erodes the brake system over time.

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Featuring a high efficiency coaxial motor, low - friction gearbox and electric servo brake system, the electric powertrain has a consumption rate of 29 kWh / 100 miles (116 MPGe).

Also standard is the Rover's electronic Terrain Response system — an evolution of traction control that features five modes that automatically optimize the braking, stability control, transmission programming and engine output for a variety of surfaces — road, low friction surfaces, sand, mud and ruts and rock crawling.

To make sure its up for the task, the F - 150 Police Responder includes an upgraded brake system with upgraded calipers and pad friction material, upgraded front - stabilizer bar for improved braking and handling and 18 - inch alloy wheels with all - terrain tires.

The cylinder barrels and the chain drive have been optimized to minimize friction, the oil pump operates on demand, and a recuperation system recovers energy during coasting and braking.

Friction Materials: These materials in Toyota brake pads are designed specifically for the dynamics of the Toyota braking system.

Both brake types use a hydraulic braking system as well as a brake pad or brake shoe to create friction and cause a vehicle to stop when the driver applies pressure to the brake pedal.

The engine and the entire drivetrain have been optimized to minimize friction, the oil pump operates on demand, and an energy - recovery system conserves energy during coasting and braking.

The balance between the regenerative braking system and the Volt's friction brakes is both out of whack and inconsistent.

Confident and linear braking performance is provided by an electro - servo brake system, which combines efficient regenerative braking and mechanical (friction) braking.

Hyundai notes also improvements to drivability by improved hybrid system clutch control, improved vehicle response by throttle tuning, optimized regenerative braking shift pattern, and decreased friction in the compact six - speed automatic transmission

When the ECU determines that friction braking is needed, the dual hydraulic master cylinder pumps brake fluid through the system.

Other changes include a revised Servotronic power steering for improved feel and feedback, optional fade - resistant carbon ceramic brakes provide improved brake feel (only available on 20 - inch wheels), new, more upright front grille and larger lower air intakes give improved airflow to aid engine cooling; chromed headlamp bezels, two new exterior paint colours (Cumbrian Green and Granite), two new leather hide colours (Newmarket Tan and Cumbrian Green), new low - friction dampers, new «Sport Traction» mode for the Bosch 8.1 ESP system and a Bentley «B» brake pedal.

The Vue Green Line 2 Mode is equipped with a «fully blended» electro - hydraulic brake system that enables 100 - percent regenerative braking (batteries are charged during braking), 100 - percent friction braking (traditional four - wheel disc braking) or a combination of the two.

The ECB computer also controls the interaction between the four - wheel disc friction brakes and the regenerative brake system.

This adds 19 - inch wheels, larger brakes with high - friction pads, an adaptive suspension system, variable ratio steering, and a body kit that closely resembles the GS F's.

The CLA - Class has an advanced electromechanical power steering system which uses ESP control unit data to facilitate various steering assistance functions such as counter-steering in the event of oversteer, corrective steering when braking on road surfaces with differing levels of grip (split - friction braking), minimization of torque steer and compensation for crosswinds and road gradients.

In harder stops, the ECU initiates a chain reaction of commands to brake system components, proportioning friction brake energy to each wheel.

There are several advantages to this system that include less weight, less maintenance, and the ability to seamlessly integrate friction braking (the brake pad touching the rotor) and regenerative braking (the electric motors sending electricity back to the batteries).

For example, the friction material used in Lone Star Toyota of Lewisville Brake Pads is designed specifically to maintain the dynamics engineered in Toyota braking systems.

Unlike some other systems, it works beautifully even on hills, applying a skosh of friction braking if necessary.

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The regenerative brake system captures the energy normally lost through friction in braking and stores it.

Used mostly in rear braking systems, brake shoes press against the inside of your brake drum to cause friction, slowing, or stopping your vehicle.

Hard braking can cause the system to rely on conventional friction braking, wasting energy that might otherwise be recovered.

Priority dated Nov 9, 2005 (almost a decade ahead of the two patents quoted in this post) describes an in - wheel motor vehicle drive system that replaces friction brakes and operates all mandatory safety features such as ABS, ESC and EBA

e-Pedal differs from other coast - down - to - stop systems in that e-Pedal also applies the regular friction brakes.

With the conventional systems, the interventions are based on the reduction of the engine torque and the generation of friction braking torques on specific wheels.

Applying lessons learned through development of two generations of Optima Hybrids as well as the fully electric Soul EV, Kia engineers designed the Niro's regenerative system to seamlessly blend in hydraulic friction braking.

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