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.

Brake-by-wire systems are becoming a core technology for intelligent electric vehicles, but their performance depends heavily ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Power-off brakes, sometimes called safety, spring-set, or failsafe brakes, are widely used on the backs of motors to hold machines, pulleys, Z axes, and robotic arms in position in case of a power ...