The brake system is one of the most important systems on the vehicle, especially from the
aspect of traffic safety. The use of the braking system comes with many undesirable effects …

Friction squeal is an unstable friction-induced vibration with high frequency and high
intensity, which is troublesome for both people and environment. Surface topography is an …

Brake experiments were conducted on a typical kind of friction blocks of a high-speed train.
The friction and wear, interfacial temperature, vibration, and noise generated at or by the …

This article describes and explains the tribological tests and methods for the evaluation of
the performance of the brake friction materials. It starts by discussing the particularities of …

Drag brake experiments using hexagonal, pentagonal, and circular friction blocks are
conducted using a self-designed small-scale brake dynamometer to investigate the …

A novel method based on sound signals is proposed to realize realtime quantitative
monitoring of abrasive belt conditions in robotic grinding system. Robotic belt grinding …

Commercial high-speed train friction blocks with a hole in the middle of the surface and
perforated blocks filled with additive materials are introduced in drag brake experiments …

In this study, to investigate the effect of the hexagon friction block installation direction on the
surface tribology and friction-induced vibration and noise (FIVN), tribological tests were …

In this work, the effect of friction block configuration on the brake squeal of a high-speed train
is investigated. Three friction block configurations of simplified brake pads are used in the …

An experimental device to simulate tribological behavior was developed in this study, which
can achieve vibration decoupling. Comparative tribological experiments were conducted …