Nowadays the automotive parts industry greatly grows up in Thailand. Brake disc is one of products that play a role in safety area. As a result the various designs such as front and back-vented brake discs are occurred to improve the performance of usability. Consequently this study aims to develop the ability of braking dynamometer from 9.7 kg-m.1 kg-m. Moreover the influence of the front and the back-vented brake disc effecting on braking distance was investigated by single dynamometer referenced JASO C406 for testing condition. Therefore both of discs were operated under 100 200 and 300 °C of braking temperature and 2 4 and 6 MPa of line hydraulic pressure of braking. 2 to 1272 of moment of inertial From experimental works the test results reflected that the back-vented brake disc created braking distance shorter than front-vented brake disc ostensibly. Besides there are also diversity of factors as temperature pressure and initial speed of braking. Especially the higher temperature caused an increase of deceleration and a decrease of braking distance. Moreover the higher pressure produced a deduction of braking distance and a rise of deceleration. Finally the initial speed of braking was directly various the braking distances in same condition.

Nowadays one of the automotive engineering is conductivity of brake pads playing a role in friction coefficient which means safety of customer. Thus thermal properties have been improved using composited materials. This project aims to study the conductivity behavior of 3 different brake pads which are supported by the company Compact International (1994) Ltd. For experimental works temperature based on brake condition was simulated from 200 to 400°C and cooled down from 400 to 200°C at 1 5 and 8 MPa of pressure respectively. By standard JIS D4413 testing condition of pressure was referred. The non-linear of conductivity value are calculated from the temperature under steady state condition. As a result of testing there are several of parameters effecting on the non-linear conductivity value. The brake pad that is a mix of high-fiber occurs the fluctuation of thermal conductivity. At the same time lubricant in the brake pad cause the stability of conductivity value in different temperature range at the same pressure. On the other hand the brake pad mixed hi-copper inspires the narrow range of conductivity value in different pressures at the same temperature. Moreover the conductivity value as a mention is inversely proportion with the coefficient of kinetic friction.

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.

Admittedly a disc brake plays an important role in the auto part industry since it concerns directly with safety. Therefore the wide range of disc brake has been designed in order to develop its heat ventilation. Thus this project has designed a back-vented brake disc which is difference the current one (front-vented) and tried to create the test to find out the temperature diffusion of the disc brake with the hope to evaluate the coefficient of the heat convection varied by the temperature changing in both kinds of brakes under the forced heat convection in the steady condition. However the steady heat conduction and radiation value will not be counted because it is insignificant. The JASO C406: 2000 Standard is adopted as a guideline in the test. The outcome coefficient of heat conduction will be used in the simulation via the Finite Element Method (FEM) in order to study the temperature diffusion and heat ventilation of both kinds of brakes at each temperature level. Consequently the experimental work reveals then the heat convection coefficients of both kinds are unidirectional. The heat convection coefficient of the front-vented disc brake is 4.40 % in average higher than that of the back-vented disc brake. From the simulation the front-vented disc brake can ventilate the heat better than the back-vented disc brake at 3.02 % in average. It can be summarized that the front-vented disc brake has more temperature difference than the back-vented disc brake. Hence the front-vented disc brake likely gets more stress from the temperature than the back-vented disc brake and might be damaged during the operation more than the another type. Therefore this is tendency that the back-vented is safer than the front-vented brake disc for usage.

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.