> If you make the pedal more sensitive (increase the resulting travel per pedal press) you'll make it harder to apply a precise amount of braking power which doesn't sound like a nice feature. If you've tried hopping in…
It's an interesting one certainly, it sort of comes down to mechanics at the end of the day. In the event of a catastrophic, complete electrical/engine failure, the driver needs to be able to apply enough braking force…
In car braking systems the pedal movement from depressed to pressed corresponds to a very small (<1mm) pad movement. The pad is just touching when the brake when the pedal is not pressed, and pressing the pedal forces…
My favorite local junctions is the magic roundabout in Hemel Hempstead, UK [1]. A traffic circle (roundabout with traffic lights) would have also worked for this junction, but instead they used a ring of mini…
Barnes Wallis' Tallboy[1] was a 5 ton bomb designed to be dropped from a high altitude and penetrate deep underground. Upon detonation at the correct depth it could create a large crater, up to 100ft deep and 80ft…
> If you make the pedal more sensitive (increase the resulting travel per pedal press) you'll make it harder to apply a precise amount of braking power which doesn't sound like a nice feature. If you've tried hopping in…
It's an interesting one certainly, it sort of comes down to mechanics at the end of the day. In the event of a catastrophic, complete electrical/engine failure, the driver needs to be able to apply enough braking force…
In car braking systems the pedal movement from depressed to pressed corresponds to a very small (<1mm) pad movement. The pad is just touching when the brake when the pedal is not pressed, and pressing the pedal forces…
My favorite local junctions is the magic roundabout in Hemel Hempstead, UK [1]. A traffic circle (roundabout with traffic lights) would have also worked for this junction, but instead they used a ring of mini…
Barnes Wallis' Tallboy[1] was a 5 ton bomb designed to be dropped from a high altitude and penetrate deep underground. Upon detonation at the correct depth it could create a large crater, up to 100ft deep and 80ft…