ABS AS SAFETY STANDARD

Safety during driving is important aspect , both automotive industry and consumer wants .  industry is on research for safety system and has come up with ABS which is available from most base variant as standard . You don't have to buy luxurious or expensive vehicle to experience feature of ABS. Now back to technicality , what exactly ABS is ? How it works ? Let us know in detail all about ABS 

ABS : ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM . ABS is safety equipment . ABS uses electronic s to detect and prevent wheel lock-up. In actual it allows wheel to maintain tractive contact with road surface . Thus avoiding wheel lock-up and prevent skidding of vehicle .

  In traditional braking , when brakes are applied under heavy loads , braking pressure becomes high resulting from heavy loads, thus wheels of vehicles look-up and start skidding . Skidding wheel are difficult to control . You cannot steer the skidding wheel . In ABS during same heavy loads when brakes are applied , high braking pressure is overcomes by monitoring speed of each wheel and releases pressure on brakes on each wheel in form of pulses . This prevent locking up of wheel . As wheel does not lock-up during heavy loads it gives better control over the vehicle . ABS does not allow you to stop faster . It will give you better control steering and helping to avoid hitting object that caused you to brake hard . 

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ABS PROBLEM  : It does not have list of problems . When you drive over loose dirt , mud , snow  or low grip surface the ABS does not function well because constant releasing of pressure can extend stopping distance .  This problem can easily overcome . On such loose surface locked up wheel is more effective because it help car to stop without extending stopping distance . That's why OFF ROAD vehicles or OFFROADER has feature to switch off ABS to get low speed grip over loose surface . ABS mainly has speed sensor, release  valves .

                        

ABS EXPERIENCE : I had taken experience from many drivers who had lot of technical experience along with driving. I found similar thing about ABS . Even  in high speed nearly about 120 km/hr if sudden brakes are applied with ABS car had stopped in distance of hardly 100metres  and in few seconds . This car also remain straight without slight movements in left or right . With ABS you can also corner safely without going out of track. It allows safe corneing .

 When you notice ABS light blinking on your instrument cluster , it indicates problem with your car ABS system . Even though your car will able to brake but will not stop your vehicle with same way as in ABS . So you have to be careful . Along with ABS light blinking if brake light is also illuminated your car will not be able to brake. You can primarily perform checkup by own during such situation to know problem . Check fluid level . Ensure that there is sufficient fluid in reservoir . Otherwise there is problem in sensor or releasing valve ,which needs to check your car properly by mechanic . Along with ABS there is EBD system provided in cars 

EBD :  ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION . EBD is system in which braking force on each wheel of car varied according to factor such as condition of road , speed of vehicle , load bearing on each wheel . 

  In actual it is not compulsory to apply same amount of brake force on each wheel to stop the car . Under static condition wheels have same load . But under dynamic situation some wheel carry a heavy load than other and will require more force to stop car . EBD detect how much weight being supported by each wheel and each changes amount of braking force on each wheel . IT has mainly three components speed sensor , electronic control unit , brake force modulator . This components make EBS to work properly .

LIST IF CAR HAVING ABS AND EBD : 

• MARUTI IGNIS ( STANDARD WITH ALL VARIANT)
• MAHINDRA KUV (STANDARD WITH ALL VARIANT )
• MARUTI SWIFT (NOT STANDARD WITH ALL VARIANT)
• TATA TIAGO (STANDARD WITH ALL VARIANT)
• FORD FIGO (STANDARD WITH ALL VARIANT )