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2. Air brake (road vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   Truck air-actuated disc brake. An air brake or, more formally, a compressed-air-brake system, is a type of friction brake for vehicles in which compressed air pressing on a piston is used to both release the parking/emergency brakes in order to move the vehicle, and also to apply pressure to the brake pads or brake shoes to slow and stop the vehicle.

3. Anti-lock braking system - Wikipedia

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   Symbol for ABS ABS brakes on a BMW motorcycle. An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a safety anti-skid braking system used on aircraft and on land vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses. [1]

4. S-cam - Wikipedia

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   The S-cam is generally used in heavy trucking applications or commercial vehicles where an air supply is readily available from the vehicle. It is normally powered by air, but hydraulic power can be used too. The S-cam foundation brake is being used in over 85% of vehicles in the U.S. that run with air brakes. [1]

5. US safety regulations will require better automatic braking - AOL

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   Vehicles with AEB use sensors such as radar, ... The system is also required to apply brakes at speeds up to 90 miles an hour, even if it it can’t entirely prevent a crash.

6. Chrysler recalls over 200k Jeep, Dodge vehicles for antilock ...

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   The recall pertains to 2018-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2018-2019 Dodge Durango vehicles. If the antilock brake system malfunctions, brake lights may illuminate incorrectly, and the antilock ...

7. Railway air brake - Wikipedia

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   A comparatively simple brake linkage. In the air brake's simplest form, called the straight air system, compressed air pushes on a piston in a cylinder. The piston is connected through mechanical linkage to brake shoes that can rub on the train wheels, using the resulting friction to slow the train.

8. Automobile accessory power - Wikipedia

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   The most ubiquitous vacuum-powered accessory is the booster for the power brake system. The vacuum is only an assist and the brakes can still function, requiring greater force, if the booster vacuum is used up. Many older vehicles used vacuum-powered windshield wipers. Loss of manifold vacuum when the engine was working hard, or at wide open ...

9. Chrysler and Dodge parent recalling 318,000 vehicles over ...

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   The recall affects Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles from the 2018 through 2021 model years. Stellantis said it had received no reports of injuries. Dealers have been instructed to replace ...