Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)

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OVERVIEW

INTRODUCTION

COMPONENTS

WORKING PRINCIPLE

ABS VERSUS NO ABS

ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES

CONCLUSION & REFERENCES

Q&A SESSION

WHAT IS ABS ?

Anti- lock Braking System

Safety Feature in Motor Vehicles

First Developed by Gabriel Voision in 1929

BMW,Bosch & Mercedes-benz

Pioneers of Modern ABS

Gabriel Voision

WHY IS ABS IMPORTANT?

Heavy Brakin

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Wheel Lock Up

Skidding

Accident

Skidding Vehicle

Collision

COMPONENTS OF ABSABS

COMPONENTS

Speed Sensor Hydraulic Control Unit

Electronic Control Module

WORKING PRINCIPLE

Typical Car Braking System

WORKING PRINCIPLE

ABS Braking System

Braking hard on a slippery surface without ABS

ABS VERSUS NO ABS

ABS VERSUS NO ABS

Braking hard on a slippery surface with ABS

ABS VERSUS NO ABS

ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES

ADVANTAGES STEERING ABILITY

LESSER BRAKING DISTANCE

DISADVANTAGES HIGHER COST

DELICATE SYSTEM

CONCLUSION

ABS(ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) ESSENTIAL SAFETY FEATURE

BREAKTHROUGH IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

REFERENCES

Vehicle and Equipment Management Agency. (2009). Antilock Braking Systems. Retrieved February 21, 2013, from Vehicle and Equipment Management Agency: http://www.vema.gov.mb.ca/flash5.cfm

Wikipedia. (2010, December). Anti-lock Braking System. Retrieved February 21, 2013, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-lock_braking_system

Wright, M. (2013). ABS Brakes and the Facts. Retrieved February 22, 2013, from About.com: http://autorepair.about.com/od/glossary/a/def_ABS.htm

Drivingfast.net. (2013). ABS(Anti-lock Braking System). Retrieved February 23, 2013, from Drivingfast.net: http://www.drivingfast.net/technology/abs.htm#.UTNEN1dj_Od

Gorguluarslan, R., Jurek, P., Kocak, K., & Samuel, P. (2011). Design of a Car Braking System. Retrieved February 21, 2013, from The Georgia Institute of Technology Systems Realization Laboratory: http://www.srl.gatech.edu/education/ME6105/Projects/Fa11/rspk/

Q & A SESSION

”When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands” – George Carlin