David Barton is Professor of Language and Literacy and Director of the Literacy Research Centre at Lancaster University. His publications include Beyond Communities of Practice , Letter Writing as a Social Practice, and Local Literacies: Reading and Writing in One Community. Brian Shilton is Professor of Biochemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London Ontario, Canada.

• Machine derived contents note: Braking Systems and Chassis Control Active steering BMW's approach to modern steering technology M Krenn and T RichterStability analysis of braked vehicles with application to motorcycles S P Meijaard and A A Popov 15Brake duty ccle research on London delivery vehicle A M Walker, S Wilkins, and I Marquis 25Non-intrusive brake valve diagnostic tool E Curry 33An investigation into brake system design and safety of articulated tank vehicles I M Ibrahim M A El-Nashar, D C Barton and D A Crolla 45Human Factor in Automotive BrakingDrivers peception of secondary braking systems A Mendelson, E Curry. D Southa1, H Jamnson, and P SmithBrake RefinementTheoretical Approaches n-plane vibration investigations of a noisy dise brake W P Steel J D Fieldhouse C Talbot, and A Crampton 03Wo-dimensional friction force in rake squeal simuation H Storck and F Moser 113ontact pressure distributions by simulated structural modifications A Abu Bakar and H Ouyang 123Application o wavele transforms in the analysis of high-frequency squeal in a ic brake system S Paliwal, A Mahajan, J Don, and P Filip 33Experimental identification method for interfae contact stiffness of FE model for brake squeal Y Gore, T Amago, K Chiku, T Matsushima, and Y Ishihara I43Pseudo-spectral methods applied to the mathematical modelling of disc brake squeal C J Talbt, J D ieldhouse, W P Steel, and A Crampton 157Three step simuation process for brake squeal analysis F Moser and H Storck 167Brake RefinementPractical SolutionsDisc brake squeal an experimental approach S James, H Ouyang, D J Brookfield, and J E Mottershead 179Brake squeal noise measurement repeatabilit between dynamometers J K Thompson, B Lowe, M Doescher, D Rhode, and M Rogus 189NVH optimization of an electrical parking brake H J Griebel, T Treyde, and T Kaster 199Brake noise reduction using rotor asymmetry SD Fieldhouse, W P Steel, C J Talbot, and MA Siddiqui 209Thermal and Materias Design IssuesFurther developments of the wet braking system D Chan, G W Stachowiak, and S Nowak 225Commercial vehicle brake cooling ventilated disc or ventilated wheel carrier? M Tirovic and G P Voller 241A contribution towards understanding brake interface temperatures H S Qi, A J Day, K H Kuan, and GF Rosala 251Delphi's maxlmum torque brake' S Hudson and A Smith 261Effect of vinyl ether modification on the properties and performance of friction materials B H McCormick 273The mystery of vehicle rollaway A J McKinlay P C Brooks, D Pindar, and A Bissett 283

David Barton is Professor of Language and Literacy and Director of the Literacy Research Centre at Lancaster University. His publications include Beyond Communities of Practice , Letter Writing as a Social Practice, and Local Literacies: Reading and Writing in One Community. Brian Shilton is Professor of Biochemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London Ontario, Canada.

• Machine derived contents note: Braking Systems and Chassis Control Active steering BMW's approach to modern steering technology M Krenn and T RichterStability analysis of braked vehicles with application to motorcycles S P Meijaard and A A Popov 15Brake duty ccle research on London delivery vehicle A M Walker, S Wilkins, and I Marquis 25Non-intrusive brake valve diagnostic tool E Curry 33An investigation into brake system design and safety of articulated tank vehicles I M Ibrahim M A El-Nashar, D C Barton and D A Crolla 45Human Factor in Automotive BrakingDrivers peception of secondary braking systems A Mendelson, E Curry. D Southa1, H Jamnson, and P SmithBrake RefinementTheoretical Approaches n-plane vibration investigations of a noisy dise brake W P Steel J D Fieldhouse C Talbot, and A Crampton 03Wo-dimensional friction force in rake squeal simuation H Storck and F Moser 113ontact pressure distributions by simulated structural modifications A Abu Bakar and H Ouyang 123Application o wavele transforms in the analysis of high-frequency squeal in a ic brake system S Paliwal, A Mahajan, J Don, and P Filip 33Experimental identification method for interfae contact stiffness of FE model for brake squeal Y Gore, T Amago, K Chiku, T Matsushima, and Y Ishihara I43Pseudo-spectral methods applied to the mathematical modelling of disc brake squeal C J Talbt, J D ieldhouse, W P Steel, and A Crampton 157Three step simuation process for brake squeal analysis F Moser and H Storck 167Brake RefinementPractical SolutionsDisc brake squeal an experimental approach S James, H Ouyang, D J Brookfield, and J E Mottershead 179Brake squeal noise measurement repeatabilit between dynamometers J K Thompson, B Lowe, M Doescher, D Rhode, and M Rogus 189NVH optimization of an electrical parking brake H J Griebel, T Treyde, and T Kaster 199Brake noise reduction using rotor asymmetry SD Fieldhouse, W P Steel, C J Talbot, and MA Siddiqui 209Thermal and Materias Design IssuesFurther developments of the wet braking system D Chan, G W Stachowiak, and S Nowak 225Commercial vehicle brake cooling ventilated disc or ventilated wheel carrier? M Tirovic and G P Voller 241A contribution towards understanding brake interface temperatures H S Qi, A J Day, K H Kuan, and GF Rosala 251Delphi's maxlmum torque brake' S Hudson and A Smith 261Effect of vinyl ether modification on the properties and performance of friction materials B H McCormick 273The mystery of vehicle rollaway A J McKinlay P C Brooks, D Pindar, and A Bissett 283