Description Of The Operation Mechanism Of The Hydraulic Automobile Braking System

NameCourseInstructorDateDescription of the Operation Mechanism of the Hydraulic Automobile Braking SystemIntroductionThe braking system is a group of mechanical components which use the mechanisms of hydraulic and friction to reduce the speed of a moving automobile. The system is based on the principle that if force is applied at one point, it can be transmitted to other points through an incompressible fluid (brake fluid) (Cabrera & Woestenenk 534). The main parts that make up the hydraulic automobile breaking system are the brake pedal, the master and slave cylinders, brake piston, brake caliper and brake pads. The diagram below shows alignment of the various components of the hydraulic braking system.Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 1: Brake systemThe brake fluid helps in transferring force from the brake pedal to the brake pads at the wheels. In order to understand how the brake system operates, it is important to look at how the major components function and how they are related to each other. Brake Pedal The brake pedal is the point on which pressure is applied to slow or stop the vehicle (Newcomb & Spurr 31). The brake pedal is connected by a system of rods and levers to