Jack-knifing of articulated vehicles is usually caused by the locking of the tractor rear wheels when brakes are applied. A method of preventing jack-knifing is to use an anti-locking braking system to ensure that these wheels do not lock. This report describes the results obtained when such a system, incorporating the Dunlop Maxaret Anti-Locking Device, was fitted to the rear brakes of a tractor unit. The anti-locking system completely prevented the tractor rear wheels from locking, and jack-knifing, which occurred with the standard braking system, was eliminated. (Author)
An Assessment of the Dunlop Maxaret Anti-Locking Braking System Fitted to an Articulated Vehicle
1968
17 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Road Transportation , Industrial Safety Engineering , Towing vehicles , Brakes , Malfunctions , Modification kits , Motor vehicle accidents , Damage , Towed vehicles , Design , Systems engineering , Test methods , Test equipment , Effectiveness , Velocity , Roads , Surface properties , Recording systems , Great Britain , Articulated vehicles , Jack knifing(Vehicles) , Anti locking braking systems
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