ZF stuffed its dry brake-by-wire system into a Cadillac Lyriq mule and offered laps around a closed course. The ZF dry brake-by-wire system replaces traditional hydraulic brakes with electric motors ...

A recent test is demonstrating how railroads can show yarded trains who’s “the boss” when it comes to the status of air brakes. Brake-Boss™, a digitized air brake train tester, was recently installed ...

The development and validation of a vehicle brake system involve a significant amount of testing on the road. The vehicle typically is tested under all possible road and riding conditions. The brake ...

Brakes are at the top of maintenance worries for every fleet, and a solid maintenance program is no guarantee that brakes will perform as needed. Consider a report on the adoption of a ...

Goodrich announced its electric brake system has completed all required dedicated flight test conditions, incorporating the latest iteration of its Duracarb carbon heat sink material. The braking ...

Using a full-scale dynamometer for the testing of friction materials for brake applications is a cost- and time-intensive method as it requires the rotor and brake pads to be in their final form ...

A Bombardier testbed aircraft equipped entirely with an all-electric braking system from Meggitt executed its first flight this week, moving the Canadian airframer one step closer to a brakes ...

Cities and governments are increasingly concerned about vehicle emissions and this has lead a number of them to announce bans on cars powered by internal combustion engines. While electric vehicles ...

Checking brake stroke tells a technician a lot about a braking system’s mechanical condition – everything, that is, but the actual brake torque, or the ability of the system to stop the truck.

Boeing has successfully conducted a critical rejected takeoff (RTO) test for its new Boeing 777-9, demonstrating the aircraft’s braking performance under extreme conditions. The test took place in ...