Greg <<<<<<< rattling around in his bag... AH! Here it is.... Beginning to transfer fluid....
Norm - Semantics and engineering gibberish aside. Anyone that has ever driven a car understands what "the point" is.
When the brakes are applied hard - especially during road racing or auto crossing etc - the front brakes need more braking power and the rear will need somewhat less - due to the coefficient of the tire / pavement / loading on the front vs the rear.
The amounts are all variable due to speed attained prior to the need to brake... and somehow the brain and the leg discuss this phenomena and come up with a plan. What the leg and the brain NEVER DO... is take the time to figure out if it's fluid transfer - nose dive - motion of the ocean - mass of the ass.... etc. The leg then carries out the "plan" and applies pressure on a flat pad attached to a lever - which then transfers that pressure to fluid - and that pressure is applied to more flat pads which press against rotating discs of steel.... and when the brain says -- I need more pressure - the leg applies more pressure and the previous technical analysis is multiplied -- or decreased if the brain said it wants less pressure - until the brain says - that's enough. Then the leg is told to switch positions and press on another flat pad attached to a different lever. This lever can now be electronic or mechanical but it's basic function is to transfer a different fluid - which, when mixed with the proper amount of air - and compressed - and lit - explodes in a controlled fashion and creates more pressure which pushes down on a different flat pad attached to a lever. Well... you get the point.
I think I have a better understanding of how this all works now. It's all about flat pads and levers and pressures and fluids of various viscosity. Funny when I think about it - this whole thing has another commonality. All these pads and fluids etc create heat. I'll have to do some reading about that.
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