TRW Automotive Holdings has launched its latest EBC 460 product family of electronic stability control (ESC) systems, with manufacturing capability in Europe, North America, South America and Asia.
EBC 460 family features a standardized product design, and offers anti-lock brake, traction control and ESC functionality with variants that support hybrid electric through to full electric vehicles.
TRW executive vice president of sales and business development Peter Lake said since the company launched its first ESC a decade ago, it has continually added more features and functions while making the system smaller, lighter and less expensive.
"The EBC 460 family embodies the three themes of Cognitive Safety - advanced thinking for its ability to correct skids and slides, smart thinking for the many ways the product has been cost-optimized and green thinking for its compatibility with hybrids and other alternative powertrains," Lake added.
The EBC 460 utilizes a long-life motor pump with an optional half-sleeve design, and two additional integrated pressure sensors for increased capacity to build and maintain brake pressure.
Noise vibration and harshness reduction, and increased motor lifetime through high frequency motor speed control are some of the key features of the new ESC system.
Yaw and acceleration sensors are integrated within the EBC 460's EHCU control unit (EHCU), which can act as the controller for TRW's electric park brake system - an integrated system known as EPBi.
TRW vice president of engineering for braking systems Josef Pickenhahn said ESC is a key technology that has been mandated across the major US and European markets and provides a building block on which a variety of integrated safety systems are based.
"The EBC 460 is the most advanced ESC we have ever produced and it will deliver all of the benefits of previous generations while including features such as active rollover management to help prevent the likelihood of rollover and trailer stability control that assists in maintaining vehicle stability of both the vehicle and the trailer," Pickenhahn said.
"Further functions are possible that support adaptive cruise control through to highly sophisticated automatic emergency braking and crash mitigation systems to create exciting opportunities for the safety of future vehicles."
