Technical Paper
Correlation Between Brake Durability Routes: Los Angeles (LACT, USA); Mexico (MCT, Mexico); Sorocaba (SCT, Brazil); P3-19TT (Ford's TPG, Brazil)
2007-10-07
2007-01-3953
It is well-known that much more feasible and robust development tests are required within the Automobile Industry in order to develop new projects within the timing demands and competitive pressures of the industry. Giving the increase of the so called Global Development Projects, it is necessary to have tests which can represent vehicle usage in several types of environments, weather and usage conditions. In some of vehicle systems, such as braking systems, tests need to be accomplished in different parts of the world due to several response influence factors, such: drive conditions, temperature and humidity. The objective of this paper is to present an important research about brake development, focusing on friction material life time (wear) and brake noise (NVH) responses.