Patent ID: 8380418

Claim:
A method of maintaining a brake rotor of a disc braking system of a vehicle, the method comprising: determining an actual temperature of the brake rotor by solving an equation to calculate the actual temperature of the brake rotor, wherein the equation is: T P = 1 ( C p ⁢ M ) ( s + μ rotor ) wherein: T is the actual temperature of the brake rotor, P is the input braking power of the disc braking system, C p is the specific heat capacity of the brake rotor, M is the effective mass of the brake rotor, s is a complex number of a Laplace Transform, and μ rotor is the cooling coefficient of the brake rotor; comparing the determined actual temperature of the brake rotor to a defined critical temperature of the brake rotor to determine which of the actual temperature of the brake rotor and the critical temperature of the brake rotor is greater; and applying a corrective measure to prevent damage to the brake rotor when the actual temperature of the brake rotor is greater than the critical temperature of the brake rotor.