Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus

Guanajuato

Automotive Systems Engineering

Steering, Suspension and Braking System

Article Wind Flaps

Yoshua García Torres

Teacher: Fernando Navarro Pacheco

23/November/17

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General index

Index of
figure…………………………………………………………………………………………..2

Development………………………………………………………………………………….3

* Wind brakes actuated by electro magnet for automobile braking ………….…..3

* Wing plate type emergency damper brake………………………………..............6

Bibliography……………………………………………………………...............................7

Index of figure

Figura 1…………………………………………………………………………………….3

Figura 2…………………………………………………………………………………….3

Figura 3…………………………………………………………………………………….3

Figura 4…………………………………………………………………………………….4

Figura 5…………………………………………………………………………………….4

Figura 6…………………………………………………………………………………….5

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Development

Currently there are few braking systems based on wind vanes, one of these is:

Wind brakes actuated by electro magnet for automobile braking

When an emergency braking situation occurs, people panic to control the vehicle to avoid
the accident. But unlikely we should not be able to control the vehicle (refer Fig 1 to 5 without
wind catcher). Why? Because all our primary, secondary, parking brake system depends
upon surface contact between tyer and road. Even ABS/ESP can’t prevent the above
situation. We have air bags to save us from an accident, but don’t have any emergency
brake system to keep away from accident.

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Panic braking causes mass transfer from rear to front, means people in the vehicle pushed
towards front, this may cause some injury/pain leads to death (mostly driver/front seat
passenger). Preventing the vehicle lifting is also important.

Working :
Let’s see how wind brake operated by electromagnet works and is integrated with the vehicle
(refer Fig 6).

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Electro magnet is placed over the vehicle top and metal plate is fitted into the wind catcher,
which will revolute about hinge axis and maximum angle is controlled by angle controller.
While normal driving condition wind catcher metal plate attached with electromagnet, at time
of hard braking electromagnet demagnetize and wind lifts the wind catcher create wind
resistances to stop the vehicle. Once the brake pedal return to the original position
electromagnet magnetize and wind catcher metal plate attached with electromagnet.

When the vehicle speed increases, the wind flow opposite to the vehicle direction is also
increases. So creating wind resistances is an equivalent and opposite reaction. But in cause
of foundational brake system, pressure needs to be developed for braking.

It is possible to integrate with most of the existing vehicle with minimal modification without
affecting the primary brake system.

Due to the above arrangement, life of the tyre and other drive train components will increase.

Other great idea is the patent of:

Wing plate type emergency damper brake

he utility model relates to a wing plate type automobile emergent brake which comprises an
automobile body, wherein, the front end of the automobile body is provided with an automatic
detection device; both sides of the automobile body are hinged with wing plates by hinges.
The device uses the wing plates which are expanded emergently and great resistance
generated by air in front of the direction for driving to counteract the inertia force of driving,
therefore, the automobile emergent brake is formed. The brake wing plates are usually
served as automobile body plates, and are positioned at both sides of the automobile body.
After expanded signals are received, the front parts of the wing plates are expanded, and
the rear parts rotate along a running trace specified by the hinges. Strong wind at both sides
of the automobile body accelerates the expansion of the brake wing plates, and then the
wing plates play the resistant function to air flows at both sides of the automobile body so

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as to force the air flows originally flowing to the rear of the automobile to be shunted to both
sides in 90 degrees. As a result, the generated great resistance forces the automobile to
stop without advancement. The expansion of the automobile emergent brake is controlled
by a driver under the normal condition. When the driver misses the opportunity, the emergent
brake is adopted for preventing collision. The automatic detection device sends out
emergent brake signals, and the brake wing plates are automatically expanded.

Bibliography

http://google.com/patents/CN201183481Y?cl=en

https://contest.techbriefs.com/2015/entries/electronics/5510

https://patentados.com/patente/aleta-fija-cortaviento-para-puerta-automovil/

https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/handle/2099.1/24755/TFG%20memoria.pdf

https://www.nascar.com/content/nascar/es_us/news-media/articles/2013/01/18/new-roof-flaps-
help-nascar-keep-cars-grounded.html

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