A GENERAL PAPER ON “ELECTRO-MAGNETIC DISC BRAKING SYSTEM WITH SMART ASSIST”

Abstract

The design of an electromagnetic disc brake requires a multidisciplinary approach. Its performance is an outcome of the usage of concepts from various fields' viz. mechanical, electrical, magnetic and material engineering. This paper describes a new type of electromagnetic disc brake for retarding the motion of a vehicle. In this study, a comprehensive design procedure for electromagnetic disc brake is presented to ensure maximum efficiency along with effective braking. Varied magnetic materials are discussed in terms of minimizing the cost while meeting electromagnetic performance characteristics. Nowadays road accidents are more frequent to occur largely in number. These accidents cause much damage to the vehicle and serious injury or even death of passengers. Most of the accidents take place due to the reaction time of the driver. The reaction time or response time is the time taken by the driver to respond from observing the hurdle to applying the brakes which makes the vehicle comes to rest. On reviewing the multiple accidents caused by brake failure in automobile, it was to use a different yet safely engineered method over the usual conventional methods of braking (drum brake, air brake, hydraulic brake). It was seen that electromagnetic brakes have been used extensively in different segments as retarders but has not been used for automobile braking and ours is a genuine effort to bring this technology in all automobile segments. A few decades ago, it would have seemed quite impossible that your car would able to "see" objects such as other vehicles or pedestrians anticipate collisions and capable to apply brakes automatically. Development of the project would make travel safer and optimal to use for everyone.