amount of braking

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• braking effort — The amount of strength needed by the operator to bring a vehicle to a stop or the amount of resistance in the brake system …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• braking force — The amount of strength needed by the operator to bring a vehicle to a stop or the amount of resistance in the brake system …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Threshold braking — or limit braking is a driving technique most commonly used in motor racing, but also practised in road vehicles to slow a vehicle at the optimum rate using the brakes. This is mostly used in vehicles without an anti lock braking system fitted,… …   Wikipedia

• Engine braking — is where the retarding forces within an engine are used to slow a vehicle down, as opposed to using an external braking mechanism, for example friction brakes or magnetic brakes. The term is often confused with several other types of braking,… …   Wikipedia

• Dynamic braking — Norfolk Southern Unit #5348 with a Dynamic brake. The cooling grill for the brake grid resistors is at the top center of the locomotive. Dynamic braking is the use of the electric traction motors of a railroad vehicle as generators when slowing… …   Wikipedia

• Anti-lock braking system — An anti lock braking system (ABS, from German: Antiblockiersystem) is a safety system that allows the wheels on a motor vehicle to continue interacting tractively with the road surface as directed by driver steering inputs while braking,… …   Wikipedia

• Left-foot braking — is the technique of using the left foot to operate the brake pedal in an automobile, leaving the right foot dedicated to the throttle pedal. [ [http://www.team oneil.com/press4.htm Team O Neil Rally School Car Control Center | Press ] ] It… …   Wikipedia

• Trail braking — is a motorcycle riding and driving technique where the brakes are used beyond the entrance to a turn and are gradually released up to the point of apex. Usage in motorcycling In applying this technique, motorcycle riders approach turns applying… …   Wikipedia

• DC injection braking — DC injection brake module [1] DC injection braking is a method of slowing AC electric motors. A DC voltage is injected into the winding of the AC motor after the AC voltage is disconnected, providing braking force to the rotor [2] …   Wikipedia

• Magnetic braking — The magnetic field lines rotates together with the Sun as a solid object. Ionized material carried along the field lines will at some point rc escape the magnetic field lines and thus take away the Sun s angular momentum Magnetic braking is a… …   Wikipedia

• Combined braking system — A combined braking system (CBS), also called linked braking system (LBS), is a system for linking front and rear brakes on a motorcycle or scooter.[1] In this system, the rider s action of depressing one of the brake levers applies both front and …   Wikipedia