Design And Improvement Emergency Brake System For Motorcycle Under 150cc

Abd Samad, Mohd Adha (2019) Design And Improvement Emergency Brake System For Motorcycle Under 150cc. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The number of road accidents in Malaysia involving motorcyclists had been increasing in the recent years. Major contributing factors include the failure to control the motorcycle and the problems in motorcycle braking system itself. For 150cc motorcycles such as mopeds, the efficiency level of braking system can be considered as low compared to other high cc vehicles such as cars, buses and lorries. This project was carried out to make improvements to 150cc motorcycle braking system (MOPED) in order to upgrade the efficiency level of an already motorcycle braking system. Combined braking system has been used in this project as to reduce the stopping distance during emergency. It is a system for linking front and rear brakes on a motorcycle where the rider's action of depressing one of the brake levers applies both front and rear brakes. This is distinct from integrated brakes, where applying pressure to brake pedal only includes application of some front brake. Stopping distance test was carried out to examine the difference between before and after the innovation was made. From the stopping distance test, it was found that the innovation carried out could help shorten the motorcycle stopping distance up to 17% where emergency situation is concerned.

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