There’s a certain satisfaction in fitting a set of shiny, high-end brakes to your bike – crisp levers, sculpted calipers and ...

All disc brakes, whether hydraulic or mechanical, operate in the same way, by pushing two disc brake pads against the sides of the rotor to slow or bring your bike to a halt. As with most things in ...

While the federal government sets performance standards for brake systems in new vehicles, there are no government regulations covering replacement brake pads. Given that a large percentage of ...

Abstract: The electromechanical brake (EMB) is a type of brake-by-wire (BBW) system that generates the clamping force between brake pad and disk through an electric motor and mechanical transmission.

Mixing up brake pads on a race car can seem counterintuitive at first glance but NASCAR Cup teams often do it on purpose in order to work around the rules and anyone wanting to be competitive at ...

Abstract: The 3-D printing process is a flexible, automated, customizable, and low-cost fabrication process. Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors can be embedded into 3-D printed elements to obtain ...