Electronic Wedge Brakes...in 2008 Audis?
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Electronic Wedge Brakes...in 2008 Audis?
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Seems like they're making a wildly inflated claim.
"<i>A prototype with the wedge brakes regularly required less than half the distance to come to a complete stop than the prototype with the standard brakes.</i>"
I'll grant that saving a fraction of a second before maximum braking force is applied will reduce stopping distances; but imho, cutting stopping distance in half with this technology is impossible.
The Ferrari Enzo sets the benchmark in the <a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/brakes/msgs/148.phtml">Braking g Comparison</a>. From 80 mph, it's take the Ferrari 3.2 sec to come to a complete stop when braking at 1.14 g. Does anyone believe that essentially zero braking occurs for 1.6 sec "<i>until the buildup of forces before the caliper is able to grip the disc</i>"? ... I don't think so.
IMHO, the only way to cut stopping distance in half is to double the coefficient of friction between the road and tire -- for example, by using wings to double the downforce on the tire.
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I'll grant that saving a fraction of a second before maximum braking force is applied will reduce stopping distances; but imho, cutting stopping distance in half with this technology is impossible.
The Ferrari Enzo sets the benchmark in the <a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/brakes/msgs/148.phtml">Braking g Comparison</a>. From 80 mph, it's take the Ferrari 3.2 sec to come to a complete stop when braking at 1.14 g. Does anyone believe that essentially zero braking occurs for 1.6 sec "<i>until the buildup of forces before the caliper is able to grip the disc</i>"? ... I don't think so.
IMHO, the only way to cut stopping distance in half is to double the coefficient of friction between the road and tire -- for example, by using wings to double the downforce on the tire.
<img src="http://pws.prserv.net/usinet.Young/photos/chicagoautoshow.jpg">
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