Brake system is used the friction between disk and pads. In the driving conditions the brake behavior from the driver is difference. Based on this reason the damage on disk and pads are occurring. Nowadays the ratio of compound materials in pads is several and involved automotive industry has not available enough to experiment. Thus it is difficult to brake pads damaged analyzing in several driving conditions. In this problem the mechanical property tester is main tool for experimenting. And test procedure based on the Brake lining and disc brake pads compressibility JIS D 4413 [7]. The experiment emphasizes on the flexibility behavior and internal energy by volume with 3 types of brake lining and pads. For the experiment focused on conditions by normal apply brake repeat apply brake and suddenly apply brake. The results revealed the normal apply brake condition the maximum and minimum of flexibility behavior was appeared on brake lining and pads type A and type C with testing temperature at 2000C. By the repeat and suddenly apply brake conditions the brake lining and pads type C and type A with 300C is given to the maximum and minimum flexibility behavior. In case of internal energy by volume the maximum and minimum energy was appeared on pads type C and B at the 300C of testing temperature. For the testing temperature at 200 and 4000C the pads type A and type B were got the maximum and minimum energy respectively. On the other hand at the high flexibility behavior is given to high internal energy at the high temperature of the apply brake condition.

Nowadays the automotive industry in Thailand has been widely growing. Brake pad is one of the automotive products that play a vital role in automotive industry because it is the most critical seeurity part. Consequently testing products for quality are extremely requested. However the precise equipment and function tests which show the real effects are not available enough and cost a lot. Therefore they cannot response to the deman in the automotive industry development. In this study the frictional test jigs for friction measurement JIS K7125 [5] and the clutch facings for automobiles JIS D4311 [6]. A study of the frictional test emphasizes on the static friction (μs) and kinetic friction (μk) in different condition. There are 3 specimens of brake pad supposted by the industry company. These specimens were tested and the results from the pin-ondisk and those from the friction testing were compared. The results revealed the correspondence of the two-sided results but the pin-on-disk’s friction coefficient is more than the friction testing’s friction coefficient by 19.56%. Moreover the coefficient of friction varies according to the temperature Besides the static friction (μs) is likely more than kinetic friction (μk) and tends to differ considerably under high pressure condition.

Nowadays an automotive industry steadily has been growing and playing a major role on economy development for many years. The crash box is one of the most important parts for safety but it was found that the crash boxes manufactured domestically are not met international standard requirements. This is due to process and material limitation. This process for automotive safety test requires high budget and there is unclear approach for specific test. Therefore a study of crash boxes referred to energy absorption project was conducted as the alternative materials for product. Consequently this project was aimed to design and test crash boxes which made from the diversity of the alternative materials such as aluminum aluminum reinforced by foam resin reinforced by fiberglass resin reinforced by water hyacinth and resin reinforced by water hyacinth and husk. In addition it was also emphasized in studying energy absorption behavior and physical deformation of crash boxes after dynamic and static energy being applied. The experimental works were applied for these tests in partly referenced to US NCAP and ECE R29 standard for automobile collision test. Testing all types of crash boxes indicated that the aluminum reinforced by foam type was able to absorb energy at 189 MJ/m3. It is higher than resin reinforced by water hyacinth and husk at 1 MJ/m3 as 188 times. Furthermore the comparison of the energy absorption (per unit volume) between the aluminum reinforced by foam type and the steel type from the previous project equivalent 20 MJ/m3 found that it is 8.45 times of difference. While the front impact test was not successful because the size of crash boxes was not suitable for the energy volume. It was a cause for non-available calculation of energy absorption value.

The aim of this research is to create the center of mass testing machine for vehicles with maximum mass 3000 kilograms. By the performance of this machine is able to determine the center of mass 3 axis by horizontal longitudinal and vertical. On the other hand the verities of mass from 50 to 250 kilograms and the several of weight distribution at horizontal and longitudinal are applied to the condition of testing for reasonable to the position of the center of gravity for vehicle. The result of research discovered to the performance of center of mass tester was activated following to test conditions. Furthermore the position of the horizontal of center of gravity depends on the weight distribution at horizontal axis and an increasing of mass under non-uniform along the longitudinal and horizontal axis. In term of the position of the longitudinal of center of gravity the weight distribution at longitudinal axis and an increasing of mass rate are points. Otherwise the weight distribution at longitudinal axis and an increasing of mass are effect to the position of the vertical of center of gravity.

The aim of this research is to study the varieties of weight density distribution affect to the center of mass and vehicle stability. The weight density distribution tester was designed and changed the position of mass. Base on the center of mass is main points of vehicle stability. On the other hand FMCSA standard was applied to field test for considering of the brake performance and vehicle stability. The results of research discovered to the mass distribution on horizontal plane and fixed position Y1 are absolutely influence under an increasing 50 kilograms of mass condition. For the mass distribution on longitudinal plane and fixed position Z2 and Z3 are affected to the increasing of mass 100 and 150 kilograms respectively. Otherwise under an increasing of mass 200 and 250 kilograms there is non-influence to the weight density distribution. In term of the braking performance it’s depends on the lateral mass distribution especially the center position of mass installed on longitudinal and horizontal plane and close up on the front axle (Y2). For the vehicle stability results the position (Y2) is the highest influence for yaw rate and sideslip. Otherwise the position (Y3) or the position of mass installed on longitudinal plane and nearly at the left wheel on the rear axle. Additionally wheel lock-up condition was appeared on the front axle only. Because the behavior of the weight distribution on front axle was decreased lead to mass distribution on longitudinal plane.