...Dongya Zhang; Weiming Yuan; Lei Zhao; Wenjing Li; Enxiu Shi Purpose This study aims to investigate the effect of bionic crescent-shaped directional micro-textures on bearing surfaces to mitigate premature wear and catastrophic failure under starved lubrication conditions. Design/methodology...

... = acceleration of the i-th point; f₁,f₂,f_r = half power frequencies and resonance for half power method; F_c = total clamping force applied on brake pad; k_{xx i} = stiffness of the i-th bearing along direction x...