Article | REF: SE1665 V1

SAE reliability-based maintenance method

Author: Gilles ZWINGELSTEIN

Publication date: October 10, 2015

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


Français

4. Application example for a hydraulic braking system on a motor vehicle

4.1 Description of a motor vehicle braking system

Every motor vehicle has two brakes: a service brake to control the vehicle's speed, and a parking brake to bring it to a standstill. This example concerns a hydraulic service brake. Its content is adapted from a study carried out by Reliasoft, a company which markets RCM software based on the recommendations of SAE JA 1012.

The hydraulic braking system of a motor vehicle comprises a number of different items of equipment, failure of which can have consequences for the safety of passengers and third parties. A hydraulic braking system uses high-pressure fluid to apply force to the brakes on each wheel. The diagram is shown in figure

You do not have access to this resource.

Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

You do not have access to this resource.
Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed? Log in!


The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference

A Comprehensive Knowledge Base, with over 1,200 authors and 100 scientific advisors
+ More than 10,000 articles and 1,000 how-to sheets, over 800 new or updated articles every year
From design to prototyping, right through to industrialization, the reference for securing the development of your industrial projects

This article is included in

Safety and risk management

This offer includes:

Knowledge Base

Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

Services

A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

Practical Path

Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills

Doc & Quiz

Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading

Subscribe now!

Ongoing reading
Application example for a hydraulic braking system on a motor vehicle