A mechatronic conception of a new intelligent braking system

摘要

This paper describes a new intelligent braking system for motor vehicles. A mechatronic approach helped to avoid some of the drawbacks found in conventional systems. The brake was designed according to the so-called "full contact disc brake" principle, which means that the classic pads are replaced by the whole discs and that― for maximum performance―the brake is controlled continuously and not cyclically as with classic ABS systems. This required a complete re-design of the regulation chain, the actuators and sensors. Indeed, to provide better control, the regulator uses feedback information not only from slip, but also from the braking torque.