I’m unable to make out how a huge inertia of vehicle is managed by brake shoe. If I apply brakes for example in my bike, I slightly push my foot over brake paddle that stops the bike. Is it friction / force responsible for this or something else?
I’m unable to make out how a huge inertia of vehicle is managed by brake shoe. If I apply brakes for example in my bike, I slightly push my foot over brake paddle that stops the bike. Is it friction / force responsible for this or something else?
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friction between the brake pad and disc / drum
It’s the friction of the brake shoe or pad pushed against the brake drum or rotor.
If you rub the palms of your hands together they will start to get warm from the friction. The harder you push them together and the faster you rub them, the more heat they will make.
Brakes work the same way. They convert inertia energy into heat energy.
The friction (which is a force) between the brake pad and drum is the force that is directly responsible for slowing down the bike. Friction force is dependent on the amount of pressure put on the pad to the drum. So you control how much braking force is applied by varying the pressure on the brake pedal.
Yes, its purely friction between the brake disc/drum and the brake pad
When you press on your brake pedal, doesn’t matter if its a car, motorcycle or bike, the brake pads will get pressed to the brake surface, most of the time its a disc or drum, for bikes its sometime the rim of tire
This pressure that you apply generates friction, the harder you press the more friction you generate
That friction then transforms the kinetic energy of your vehicle into heat energy and that heat energy is then slowly dissipating to the surrounding air
Is this an AI agent? Whats going on with these textbook questions?