The failure of brake performance, which is caused by thermal recession under the emergency brake, results in traffic accident frequently. Based on excellent wear-resisting properties of locust’s non-smooth surface structure, bionic brake disc with special surface micro-structure was designed. According to the thermal analysis theory, transient temperature field analysis of the bionic brake disc during the braking process under different initial velocity was analyzed. The results showed that bionic brake disc has excellent heat dissipation ability, which is beneficial to improve the brake performance. The non-smooth surface can store air and dissipate heat, thus reducing the thermal fatigue and thermal wear caused by temperature rise. This research provides a theoretical basis for designing bionic brake discs with excellent heat dissipation performance.

The uneven friction of brake disk leads to the brake failure, which frequently results in serious traffic accidents. Based on the excellent wear-resisting properties of locust’s non-smooth surface structure, bionic brake disc with special surface micro-structure was designed. Utilizing ANSYS Workbench, the braking time and the stress distribution of both the bionic model and the smooth model during the whole process of brake under different initial velocity were analyzed. Compared to the smooth model, results showed that the braking time and contact stress decrease in a certain extent, indicating brake disc with special surface micro-structure exhibits relatively excellent braking performance and wear resistance. The results provided theories for exploring an optimization the method used to design brake discs with excellent braking performance and wear resistance.

Friction wear testing machine is generally used in researches of various friction wear mechanisms, explorations of influences factors, and property evaluations of friction pair materials. Measurement accuracy and automation level of the friction wear testing machine directly influence the precision of data acquisition and analysis processing, as well as the intuition of data displaying. Based on virtual instrument LabVIEW, a data acquisition system of friction wear testing machine was developed. Hardware of this data acquisition system mainly consists of sensors utilized as acquiring information on rotate speed, normal pressure, friction force and temperature, as well as signal conditioning module and data acquisition card. Utilizing the LabVIEW, data processing and interface displaying software was programmed. Debugging results confirmed that the developed system can accurately acquire the demand information when operating the friction wear testing machine, also intuitively display these obtained information in real-time. Therefore, the developed data acquisition system satisfies the demand of precisely acquiring information related to friction wear testing of experimental materials.