Contactless magnetic brake for automotive applications

Road and rail vehicles and aircraft rely mainly or solely on friction brakes. These brakes pose several problems, especially in hybrid vehicles: significant wear, fading, complex and slow actuation, lack of fail-safe features, increased fuel consumption due to power assistance, and requirement for a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gay, Sebastien Emmanuel
Other Authors: Ehsani, Mehrdad
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1005
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1005