SAE International Offers Third Edition of

Vehicle Brake Design and Safety

SAE International - July 05, 2012

SAE International Offers Third Edition of

Vehicle Brake Design and Safety
PR Newswire
WARRENDALE, Pa., July 5, 2012

WARRENDALE, Pa., July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SAE International offers the third
edition of the classic title "Brake Design and Safety." The third edition provides readers with the
basic theoretical fundamentals and analytical tools necessary to design braking systems for
passenger vehicles and trucks. The goal is to help designers develop brakes that comply with safety
standards, minimize consumer complaints, and perform safely and efficiently before and while
electronic brake controls become active.
Electronic system controls have significantly increased the potential of braking systems.
Notwithstanding the advances made in applying brakes by mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical
means, vehicles are slowed and stopped by friction between pad and rotor. Only when the
underlying brake system is properly engineered will automatic controls perform effectively and
vehicles brake safely under all foreseeable operating conditions.
Authored by Rudolf Limpert, "Brake Design and Safety, Third Edition," is written for students,
engineers, forensic experts, and brake technicians, provides readers with theoretical knowledge of
braking physics, and offers numerous illustrations and equations that make the information easy to
understand and apply.
This new edition includes expanded chapters on:

Thermal analysis of automotive brakes

Analysis of hydraulic brake systems
Single vehicle braking dynamics

Individual chapters cover:

Fundamentals of Braking Performance, Design, and Safety

Design and Analysis of Friction Brakes

Thermal Analysis of Automotive Brakes
Analysis of Mechanical Brake Systems
Analysis of Hydraulic Brake Systems
Analysis of Air Brake Systems
Single Vehicle Braking Dynamics
Braking Dynamics of Combination Vehicles
Automatic Brake Control
Analysis of Brake Failure

Dr. Rudolf Limpert is retiring from a long career as consulting engineer on motor vehicle and traffic
safety. He continues to publish and teach motor vehicle accident reconstruction and design of
braking systems. The author of many publications and four other books related to automotive safety,
Dr. Limpert received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, his M.S.
and B.E.S. from Brigham Young University, and his B.S. from the Engineering School of
Wolfenbuettel.
Book details:

Published By: SAE International

Published: October 2011
Pages: 432
Binding: Hardbound
Product Code: R-398
Price: $99.95 List, $79.96-$89.95 SAE Member
ISBN: 978-0-7680-3438-7
http://books.sae.org/book-r-398

Other related books from SAE International include:

"Brake Technology Handbook," By Bert J. Breuer and Karlheinz Bill

"Electric and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles - Braking Systems and NVH Considerations," By Ronald K.
Jurgen
"Disc Brake Squeal," By Frank Chen, Chin An Tan, and Ronald L. Quaglia
"Advanced Brake Technology," By Bert J. Breuer and Uwe Dausend

SAE International is a global association of more than 134,000 engineers and related technical
experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's core
competencies are life-long learning and voluntary consensus standards development. SAE
International's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A
World In Motion and the Collegiate Design Series.
- www.sae.org Contact: Shawn Andreassi of SAE International, 1-724-772-8522 or pr@sae.org

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