Does brakes apply to Newton's law?

[luxuri]

Hi all,

 

I am investigating on projects and was wondering if vehicle brakes(disc brakes?) have any connections to Newton's 1/2/3 law.

 

Thanks

[swansont]

Yes, but depending on the specifics you may be using the rotational-motion form of the laws.

[matty]

Yep, brakes employ centrifugal (rotational) force and center of Gravity is central to that equation.

 

A couple of helpful links...

 

http://books.google.com/books?id=NxUHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA215&lpg=PA215&dq=centrifugal+force,+gravity+and+brakes&source=bl&ots=V6I2ym8Ty3&sig=XYcbQEP4RYeKQNOh86GPx6lbzwM&hl=en

 

http://www.webtrafficschool.com/wts/content/Texas/Forces_that_Influence_Driver_Control.html

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/11902/physics/newton4.html

 

(In the link above, a few paragraphs in you come to the subjects of velocity and acceleration and, I'd think, momentum, all of which amount to the entirety of the

braking equation when coupled with gravitational forces.)

 

~Of course, if we're talking Toyota, we have to add other, runaway, less predictable elements to the discussion.

Edited October 11, 2011 by matty

[deni]

but of course haven’t you readthe threelaws? everything that concerns movements blah blahs’ connected tothis.