With the Electronic Wedge Brake (EWB), which electronics and mechatronics developer Siemens VDO unveiled at last fall's Frankfurt auto show, it is now possible to realize a 12V brake-by-wire system.

Some people use their down time to read a book, catch a movie or exercise. Aaron Lewis used his down time in a way that would put slackers to shame: He came up with a design that could revolutionize ...

Honda’s latest patent to manage brake temperatures, is shown on an Asian-market CBR250RR.Honda If you’ve had an eye on MotoGP recently, you’ll have noticed that the subject of front tire pressure has ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

A. This is a so-called cam-operated drum/shoe brake design. The amount of shoe pressure against the inside of the drum is a function of cam rotation; more rotation, more pressure. This type of ...

In March 2014, SRAM introduced the Guide four-piston trail/enduro hydraulic disc brake. It was the company’s first step back from its troubled TaperBore brake design first launched in 2008. Instead of ...

Lightweighting as a concept has further gained traction with the emergence of electric vehicles which sees lower weight translate to better energy efficiency and range. Now, German technology company ...

It seems like every year, someone in the motorcycle world decides to reinvent the wheel—or in this case, the fork and brake system. Enter the latest creation from Nissin and Showa, this weird, ...

Productivity of a system is characterized by uptime and output. Designers, component makers, and endusers all affect it. In this report, the editors of Motion System Design polled brake and clutch ...

Formula 1's drastic 2026 rule changes are not just causing the teams various engineering headaches, but they are also "one of the most challenging" regulation revamps for brake designs. The biggest ...

Formula 1 design departments cover every single area of the car, with each section a battleground for development against rival teams, with the outcome ranging from millisecond lap time gains to world ...