Analysis of a magnetorheological brake with a single low carbon steel disc using ANSYS

The use of smart materials technologies is becoming popular in different engineering systems due to easy and effective control over their actuation, sensing and control. The Magnetorheological Fluids is one such smart material that is being employed in various engineering systems like shock absorber in a suspension system of a vehicle, engine mount system, impact dampers, unidirectional, bi-directional & torsional brake systems, fan clutch, seat damper, various haptic technologies etc. The Magnetorheological Brake (MRB) is by far the most popular application of MRF. The present research work aims to investigate the effect of using a single low carbon steel disc on the braking performance of a Magnetorheological Brake (MRB) using finite element method.