Passenger vehicle braking performance with a disabled vacuum power booster.

Author(s)
Bartlett, W.
Year
Abstract

When the vacuum-powered brake booster in a passenger vehicle becomes disabled, the brake force gain of the system is reduced significantly, and the brake pedal force required to lock the tires increases beyond the ability of some adults. In these cases, the maximum braking deceleration achieved by those individuals will be something less than the upper boundary as defined by available traction. This paper's goal is: to review the design of vacuum boosters, the literature concerning human ability to depress a brake pedal, and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 105 requirements which must be met by vehicle manufacturers; and to present performance data with and without the booster operational for four passenger vehicles. The application of this information to accident investigations involving disabled boosters is discussed. (A)

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C 10618 (In: C 10613 [electronic version only]) /91 / IRRD 899763
Source

In: Accident reconstruction : technology and animation VII : papers presented at the International Congress & Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 24-27, 1997, SAE technical paper 970946, p. 55-63, 17 ref.

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