User:Djoung/Brake force

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Brake force, also known as brake power, is a measure of force applied by the brakes of a vehicle in order to decelerate it. It is one of the main components in determining a vehicle's stopping distance.^[1]

Formulas for brake force

Brakes convert the kinetic energy of a vehicle into heat over the distance traveled by said vehicle. Thus, we can find the brake force of a vehicle through the formula:^[1]

$F_{b}={mv_{i}^{2} \over 2d}$

where:

$F_{b}$ is the brake force

$m$ is the mass of the vehicle

$v_{i}$ is the initial velocity of the vehicle when the brakes were applied

$d$ is the distance traveled by the vehicle between when the brakes were applied until coming to a stop

References

^ ^a ^b Breithaupt, Jim (2004). Essential AS Physics for OCR Student Book (revised ed.). Nelson Thomes. ISBN 0748785078.

[:0-1] Breithaupt, Jim (2004). Essential AS Physics for OCR Student Book (revised ed.). Nelson Thomes. ISBN 0748785078.

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