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2. Ford TowCommand - Wikipedia

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   Ford TowCommand. The optional factory in-dash installed Ford Motor Company "TowCommand " integrated TBC ( Trailer Brake Controller) system available and compatible on the heavy duty commercial Ford Super Duty line of trucks starting with the 2005 models. TowCommand has since been added to the full-size Ford F-150 pickup and the full-size Ford ...

3. Trailer brake controller - Wikipedia

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   Hydraulic-actuated electric controller This controller uses the hydraulic pressure of the brake system on a vehicle with hydraulic brakes to provide a current to control the electric brakes of a trailer. [5] Some truck manufacturers offers this as an OEM option, like Ford with its Ford TowCommand. Pedal-mounted pressure pad proportional controller;

4. Hydraulic brake - Wikipedia

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   Hydraulic brake. A schematic illustrating the major components of a hydraulic disc brake system. A hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing glycol ethers or diethylene glycol, to transfer pressure from the controlling mechanism to the braking mechanism.

5. Overrun brake - Wikipedia

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   An overrun brake (called a surge brake when invented) is a brake system commonly used on small trailers, where the motion of the trailer with respect to the towing vehicle is used to actuate the brake. The early systems were fitted with a spring system which was not very effective. Later systems were fitted with a sliding mechanism within the ...

6. Power brakes - Wikipedia

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   Power brakes. Power brakes consist of a system of hydraulics used to slow down or stop a motor vehicle. It uses a combination of mechanical components and vacuum assistance to multiply the pressure applied to the brake pedal by the driver into enough force to actuate the brakes and stop the vehicle. By contrast, manual brakes rely solely on the ...

7. Brake-by-wire - Wikipedia

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   Brake-by-wire. SpeedE, an academic concept car developed for studying drive-by-wire technologies such as brake-by-wire. Brake-by-wire technology in the automotive industry is the ability to control brakes through electronic means, without a mechanical connection that transfers force to the physical braking system from a driver input apparatus ...