Disc Brake Unit

INTRODUCTION

One of the most important features that all vehicles have, as standard equipment, are the brakes. There is no doubt that the brakes are one of the most important safety systems of the vehicle and that they are essential in terms of integrity, since they are the main means of protection on the road.
Nowadays, there are basically two braking mechanisms: drum brakes and disc brakes.
The disc brake system is, if not the most, one of the most widely used brake systems in the automotive and motorcycle industries. This is because it is a reliable, effective and easy to manufacture mechanism.
Its operation consists of a disc that rotates in conjunction with the wheel to which it is attached and, when braking, the brake pads (high coefficient of friction surfaces) exert a force on it. This force must be sufficient to transform all or part of the kinetic energy of the vehicle into heat, until it is stopped or its speed reduced, depending on the case.
The Disc Brake Unit, “MFD”, designed by EDIBON, allows the study of the operation of a disc brake, the effective radius of the brake pads and the suitability of the materials used.

EXERCISES AND PRACTICAL POSSIBILITIES

With this unit we can study and carry out experiments to investigate:

1. Normal force acting on the brake pads.
2. Friction and material suitability of the brake pads.
3. Determination of the effective radius of the brake pads.
4. Determination of the braking torque.