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An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses...61 KB (7,499 words) - 20:34, 30 May 2024
In road vehicles, the parking brake, also known as a handbrake or emergency brake (e-brake), is a mechanism used to keep the vehicle securely motionless...18 KB (2,262 words) - 21:00, 4 June 2024
Kolka–Karmadon rock ice slide (redirect from Maili glacier brake off)The Kolka–Karmadon rock-ice slide occurred on the northern slope of the Mount Kazbek massif in North Ossetia–Alania on 20 September 2002, following a partial...5 KB (477 words) - 19:28, 8 December 2023
break' (see brake) Band brake Bicycle brake systems Brake-by-wire (or electromechanical braking) Brake bleeding Brake lining Brake tester Brake wear indicator...21 KB (2,690 words) - 10:45, 15 March 2024
railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium. Modern trains rely upon a fail-safe air brake system...30 KB (4,325 words) - 07:01, 2 June 2024
A disc brake is a type of brake that uses the calipers to squeeze pairs of pads against a disc or a rotor to create friction. There are two basic types...68 KB (8,997 words) - 21:01, 9 May 2024
heat in brake grid resistors, and "regenerative" if the power is returned to the supply line. Dynamic braking reduces wear on friction-based braking components...12 KB (1,386 words) - 03:00, 10 February 2024
A railway brake is a type of brake used on the cars of railway trains to enable deceleration, control acceleration (downhill) or to keep them immobile...36 KB (4,418 words) - 19:22, 5 February 2024
A compression release engine brake, compression brake, or decompression brake is an engine braking mechanism installed on some diesel engines. When activated...7 KB (778 words) - 13:37, 17 April 2024- Brake pads are a component of disc brakes used in automotive and other applications. Brake pads are composed of steel backing plates with friction material...17 KB (2,171 words) - 18:14, 14 March 2024
drum brake is a brake that uses friction caused by a set of shoes or pads that press outward against a rotating bowl-shaped part called a brake drum....28 KB (4,139 words) - 12:09, 8 May 2024
bicycle brake reduces the speed of a bicycle or prevents the wheels from moving. The two main types are: rim brakes and disc brakes. Drum brakes are less...84 KB (11,359 words) - 14:46, 14 May 2024- Electromagnetic brakes or EM brakes are used to slow or stop vehicles using electromagnetic force to apply mechanical resistance (friction). They were...9 KB (1,142 words) - 13:52, 1 June 2023
An eddy current brake, also known as an induction brake, Faraday brake, electric brake or electric retarder, is a device used to slow or stop a moving...19 KB (2,511 words) - 01:54, 26 January 2024- An exhaust brake is a means of slowing a diesel engine by closing off the exhaust path from the engine, causing the exhaust gases to be compressed in the...6 KB (880 words) - 01:18, 5 May 2024
A brake check, also known as a brake test, occurs when a driver deliberately either taps on the brakes several times or slams hard on the pedal when moving...6 KB (688 words) - 12:52, 7 April 2024
additional external braking mechanisms such as friction brakes or magnetic brakes. The term is often confused with several other types of braking, most notably...12 KB (1,647 words) - 07:13, 29 May 2024
and then gradually released (trailed off). Depending on a number of factors, the driver fully releases brake pressure at any point between turn-in and...14 KB (1,785 words) - 20:45, 3 August 2023
used in conjunction with another braking system such as friction-based braking. The regenerative braking effect drops off at lower speeds and cannot bring...53 KB (6,067 words) - 10:21, 5 June 2024
Vacuum servo (redirect from Brake booster)vehicles in their braking system, to provide assistance to the driver by decreasing the braking effort. In the US it is commonly called a brake booster. A vacuum...2 KB (128 words) - 05:45, 26 April 2024
- 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 4 Brake 18591241911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 4 — Brake BRAKE. (1) A term for rough-tangled undergrowth, connected
- tilts] Oh!!! I'm coming off the rails!!!!! [crashes off the line, onto the ground, and so does his whole train! Thomas brakes to a stop and gasps in horror]
- Links Rim brakes on bicycles are simple to adjust, and the term rim is used to distinguish them from hub brakes. Rim brakes include all brake designs that