Braking Performance of Motor Vehicles, Volume 37 |
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Page vii
... brake requirement Performance requirements . Testing requirements__ Part IV . - Procedures of the study . Test procedures and instrumentation___ Measurement of vehicle stopping distance Measurement of brake line pressures-- Measurement ...
... brake requirement Performance requirements . Testing requirements__ Part IV . - Procedures of the study . Test procedures and instrumentation___ Measurement of vehicle stopping distance Measurement of brake line pressures-- Measurement ...
Page viii
... brake- lining area . 114 Incidental data of interest .. 117 Pedal reserve .. 117 Diving- 119 Braking force - wheel load relation__ Hydraulic and air line pressures_ Miscellaneous observations__ Part VI . - Evaluation of brake testers ...
... brake- lining area . 114 Incidental data of interest .. 117 Pedal reserve .. 117 Diving- 119 Braking force - wheel load relation__ Hydraulic and air line pressures_ Miscellaneous observations__ Part VI . - Evaluation of brake testers ...
Page 4
... Brake force buildup time or distance . The time elapsed or distance traveled ... Brake efficiency . — The ratio of the sum of the wheel braking forces and the ... lining area , in square inches , or the ratio of axle weight , in pounds ...
... Brake force buildup time or distance . The time elapsed or distance traveled ... Brake efficiency . — The ratio of the sum of the wheel braking forces and the ... lining area , in square inches , or the ratio of axle weight , in pounds ...
Page 10
... brake - lining area is not directly related to brake performance in terms of vehicle stopping distance . A brake capacity rating in terms of this ratio is definitely not an index of vehicle stopping distances . However , there are ...
... brake - lining area is not directly related to brake performance in terms of vehicle stopping distance . A brake capacity rating in terms of this ratio is definitely not an index of vehicle stopping distances . However , there are ...
Page 23
... front tube below the level position on the scale is equivalent to a rate of ... Line Pressures Maximum readings of hydraulic and air line ... Braking Force in Inspection Stations Procedure for Phase. 23 Measurement of brake line pressures--
... front tube below the level position on the scale is equivalent to a rate of ... Line Pressures Maximum readings of hydraulic and air line ... Braking Force in Inspection Stations Procedure for Phase. 23 Measurement of brake line pressures--
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1-axle semitrailers 2-axle truck-tractors 2-axle trucks 20 miles 50 feet 85-percentile air brakes application and buildup AVERAGE GVW RATING AVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCE average variation axle loads brake chamber brake fade brake performance brake type braking distances indicated braking systems commercial vehicles condition curve DISTANCE IN FEET drive-on-and-stop brake tester drive-on-and-stop tester driver everyday traffic phase Feet Feet Feet FEET FROM 20 gross vehicle weight highway improvement initial speed inspection station manufacturers maximum sustained deceleration miles per hour NUMBER OF VEHICLES operating passenger cars phase I tests phase III vehicles pounds per square requirement road tests selected from everyday shown in figure shown in table single-unit trucks square inch stop from 20 stopping ability stopping distances measured test vehicle test wheel truck-tractors with 1-axle truck-tractors with semitrailers trucks with hydraulic types of vehicles vacuum-booster hydraulic brakes vehicle stopping distance Vehicle type vehicle weight rating ΤΟ ΤΟ ΤΟ