Design and Development of an Automotive Magneto-Rheological Brake System 2013-01-2061
The paper presents a new electromechanical brake system for vehicles using magnetorheological fluid. The brake system designed for the electric vehicle has some advantages over the conventional brake system.
The brake system is made up of a brake disk, shells, magnetorheological fluid (MRF) and the electromagnets. The brake disk is immersed in the MRF whose yield stress changes as the applied magnetic field. The braking torque of this system can be linearly adjusted by the current in just a few milliseconds without the conventional vacuum booster. This system has a quick response and precise control performance with a low hysteresis. Besides, the system has adopted the original complicated structure to save space and cost.
In this paper, the configuration of MRF brake types is described. The braking torques of the MRF brakes is derived based on the MRF theoretical model which is firstly raised. Some braking simulation based on the theoretical model is also shown. Then the research focuses on optimal design of different types of magnetorheological brakes using the method of finite element. The optimization problem is also want to find the optimal value of significant geometric dimensions of the MR brake that can get a maximum braking torque. The key problems of the design process is to get a maximum braking torque and keep the system under the failure temperature.
Citation: Ma, L., Yu, L., Wang, Z., and Song, J., "Design and Development of an Automotive Magneto-Rheological Brake System," SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-2061, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-2061. Download Citation
Author(s):
Liangxu Ma, Liangyao Yu, Zhizhong Wang, Jian Song
