Objective testing for vehicle brake balance performance.

Author(s)
Flaim,T.A. & Smith,J.S.
Year
Abstract

This paper describes General Motors (GM) technology for objective measurement of brake balance. Facilities include the road transducer pad and torque wheel instrumentation. The need for multiple approaches to brake balance testing is defined. Limitations of past methods, such as skid checks, are also described.

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Publication

Library number
B 30495 (In: B 30451 [electronic version only]) /91/ IRRD 830233
Source

In: 11th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles EVS, Washington, D.C., May 12-15, 1987, p. 426-430, 3 ref.

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