DESIGN OF BRAKE TEST JIG TO REPRESENT ACTUAL BRAKING CONDITIONS

Brake is an ingenious invention which has lead to a revolution in the technology
development. Thedesign of brakes has evolved since its invention and has been evolving
up until today. Every new design of brakes emphasizes on its safety, performance and
reliability. This project proposes to design a testjig to represent actual braking condition.
Onlythe brakes wouldbe tested and simulated.
By designing the test jig to simulate braking condition, we would be able to study the
performance of the brakes and do research for future improvements and development of
brake design. The design of test jig for disc brake system refers to the design of disc
brake testing equipment that measures the brake performance of a single disc brake. The
equipment should be capable of producing throughout and detail result of the test by
taking into account necessary vehicle braking dynamics. Furthermore it can also be used
as an education tool.
The design is generated using a Solid Modeling Software and simulated computationally
using Computer Simulation Software to determine the outcome of the testing for
verification. The result form the computational simulation is compared with actual
braking condition by using the same parameters and brake system specifications. By
comparing both computational analysis result and actual result, the validity of the result
and reliability of the designed test jig can be determined. Hence the project objective
would be accomplished.