LIVONIA, Mich., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE: TRW), through its subsidiaries, is developing advanced regenerative braking technologies that integrate the enhanced safety of electronic stability control systems for hybrid vehicle and similar architectures. The Company is developing two systems -- Slip Control Boost (SCB) and Active Hydraulic Boost (AHB) -- which offer full braking functionality for Hybrid Electric Vehicles while incorporating high performance Electronic Stability Control and brake actuation within a 12-volt system architecture. The systems can cover a range of vehicles from small passenger cars to Sport Utility Vehicles. Slip Control Boost offers a fully integrated TRW stability and brake actuation system that replaces traditional boosters, master cylinders and vacuum pumps with an electro-hydraulic control unit (EHCU), and brake pedal simulator unit with a twin master cylinder to supply brake pressure. This offers several advantages: (1) ease of installation with fewer components to fit; (2) improved packaging in the front dash area versus traditional vacuum boosters; (3) a decoupled brake pedal that is ideal for integration into autonomous or emergency braking systems; and (4) best-in-class NVH characteristics. The SCB system is targeted for production in the 2007 calendar year. >> Read More
