General Motors Corporation thinks that their new Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrid sport utility vehicles need to be safer this time. And now they made the Slip Control Boost (SCB) from TRW as a huge safety part of these cars. TRW Automotive Holdings Corporation has given these vehicles the complete set of the Stabilitrak which is made by TRW's Kelsey-Hayes subsidiary.

The system is also called the SCB. The system is also known as a high performance stability control system as well as brake actuation that has a 12-volt system architecture and an integral part of the hybrid Tahoe's regenerative braking system. The news was from The Auto Channel. The brake system degenerates the kinetic energy used by the car and the batteries used by the car are being recharged and saves on fuel because of its hybrid architecture.

The SCB system that wears twin master cylinders to supply brake pressure replaces the traditional boosters, master cylinders and vacuum pumps with an electro-hydraulic control unit (EHCU) and brake pedal simulator unit.

This offers several advantages:
(1) ease of installation with fewer components to fit;
(2) improved packaging in the front dash area versus traditional vacuum boosters;
(3) a decoupled brake pedal that is ideal for integration into autonomous or emergency braking systems; and
(4) best-in-class NVH characteristics.

"TRW is pleased to have worked closely with the engineering teams at General Motors to develop a product that complements the Tahoe's and Yukon's regenerative braking system to help accomplish the dual goals of providing enhanced safety and improved fuel economy," the executive vice president of the Sales and Business Development for TRW Automotive, Peter Lake said.