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Air Brake Interactive
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Powerful Teaching Tool
Instructor's Reference and Presentation Guide
Interactive Modules and Topics
Sample Animations
Order and Pricing Information
                                                                         
Module 1   
Introduction to Brake Systems
Module 2
Personal Safety Around Vehicles and Air Brake Systems
Module 3
Service Brake Chambers, Slack Adjusters and Foundation Brakes
Module 4
The Supply System
Module 5
The Service Brake System
Module 6
The Spring Brake System (Park / Emergency Brakes)
Module 7
Service and Spring Brake System Options and Design Variables
Module 8
The Tractor Protection and Trailer Supply System
Module 9
The Trailer Service Brake Control System
Module 10
Trailer Brake Systems
Module 11
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Basics
Module 12
Air Brake System Inspection, Maintenance and Testing
MODULE 1

Introduction to Brake Systems

 

Basic Physics of Vehicle Motion and Braking
(How Brakes Slow and Stop a Vehicle)

ABI-CE 1-1 Illustration
Brake Basics - Foundation Brake Types  ABI-CE 1-2 Illustration
Drum Brakes - Principal Components and Basic Operation ABI-CE 1-3 Narrated Animation
Brake Fade (A Drum Brake Phenomenon)   ABI-CE 1-4 Narrated Animation
Disc Brakes - Principal Components and Basic Operation ABI-CE 1-5 Narrated Animation
How Brakes are Applied - The Mediums Used to Activate Brake Systems ABI-CE 1-6 Illustration
Basic Fluid Dynamics (Hydraulics)       ABI-CE 1-7 Narrated Animation
Basic Air Dynamics (Pneumatics) ABI-CE 1-8 Narrated Animation
Spring Dynamics  ABI-CE 1-9 Narrated Animation
Hydraulic Brakes      ABI-CE 1-10 Narrated Animation
Air Brakes - Basic Operation ABI-CE 1-11 Narrated Animation
Brake Lag (Lawn Sprinkler Analogy)  ABI-CE 1-12 Narrated Animation
Brake Lag and Stopping Distance     ABI-CE 1-13 Illustration
Vehicle Speed, Weight and Stopping Distances ABI-CE 1-14 Illustration
Air Brake System Divisions ABI-CE 1-15 Illustration
Air Brake System Configuration Variables ABI-CE 1-16 Narrated Animation