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Section 6: Antilock Braking Systems
For color schematics of tractors and trucks see the fold-out covers of this handbook.
ABS Components
Typical ABS components (for trucks and tractors) are:
• Wheel speed sensors (such as the Bendix
®
WS-24
™
wheel speed sensors shown on this
page). Each sensor is installed with a Bendix
Sensor Clamping Sleeve. Vehicles have an
exciter ring (or “tone ring”) as part of the wheel
assembly, and as the wheel turns, the teeth of
the exciter ring pass the wheel speed sensor,
generating an alternating current (AC) signal,
which varies in voltage and frequency as the
wheel speed changes. The ECU receives the
AC signal and can then monitor how fast the
wheel is turning.
• Pressure Modulator Valves (PMV) (such as the
Bendix
®
M-32
™
or M-32QR
™
pressure modulator
valves - shown on this page). PMVs use
solenoids with the ability to apply, hold, or release
the air pressure being delivered to the brakes to
optimize brake performance. Four, fi ve, or six of
these valves may be used depending on ECU
model and vehicle confi guration.
Bendix
®
Antilock Braking Systems (ABS) use wheel
speed sensors, ABS pressure modulator valves, and
an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) to control either
four or six wheels of a vehicle. Bendix ECUs are
able to optimize slip between the tire and the road
surface by monitoring individual wheel turning motion
during braking, and adjust or pulse the brake pressure
at the wheel end. When excessive wheel slip, or
wheel lock-up, is detected, the ECU will activate the
Pressure Modulator Valves similar to a driver pumping
the brakes. The ECU, however, is able to pump the
brakes on individual wheels (or pairs of wheels),
independently, and with greater speed and accuracy
than a driver.
In addition to the ABS function, premium models of
the ECUs provide an Automatic Traction Control
(ATC) feature. Bendix ATC can improve vehicle
traction during acceleration, and lateral stability
while driving through curves. ATC utilizes Engine
Torque Limiting where the ECU communicates with
the engine’s controller and/or Differential Braking
where individual wheel brake applications are used
to improve vehicle traction.
Premium ECUs have a drag torque control feature
which reduces driven-axle wheel slip (due to driveline
inertia) by communicating with the engine’s controller
and increasing the engine torque.
ESP
®
Electronic Stability System
The ESP
®
functionality of the Bendix Advanced ABS
system responds to a wide range of low- to high-
friction surface scenarios including rollover, jackknife
and loss of control. It is the recommended system for
all power vehicles and especially critical for tractors
pulling trailers. In the case of vehicle slide (over-steer
or under-steer situations), the system will remove the
throttle and then brake one or more of the “four corners
of vehicle” (in addition to potentially braking the trailer),
thus applying a counter-force to better align the vehicle
with an appropriate path of travel. For example, in an
over-steer situation, the system applies the “outside”
front brake; while in an under-steer situation, the
“inside” rear brake is applied.
In the case of a potential roll event, the system will
remove the throttle and quickly apply the brakes to
slow the vehicle combination below the threshold.
Trailer ABS
See the section beginning on page 41 for more
information on trailer ABS systems and components.
Antilock Braking Systems
90° Speed
Sensors
Straight Speed
Sensors
Sensor
Clamping
Sleeve
Bendix
®
WS-24
™
Wheel Speed Sensors
Bendix
®
M-32
™
and
M-32QR
™
Modulators
Delivery
Supply
Exhaust
Electrical
Connector
M-32QR
™
Modulator
M-32
™
Modulator
Supply
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