ABSTRACT
Caliper disk brakes, as shown in Figure 1, are used on aircraft, automotive, industrial, and mining equipment. Their two main advantages compared to drum brakes are greater heat dissipation, and hence less fading, because of their open construction, and a more uniform braking action, due to self-cleaning by brake pad abrasion. Their main disadvantage is that they require a larger activation force than is required for drum brakes because they have neither a friction moment nor servo action to aid in brake application.
