Anti-lock braking system (ABS) and windlass: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Anti-lock braking system (ABS) — evolved from — Air brake. Anti-skid systems first appeared in aviation and on railways.
  2. Step 2. Air brake — is part of — Diesel locomotive. Air brakes.
  3. Step 3. Diesel locomotive — evolved from — Steam locomotive. It replaced the steam locomotive.
  4. Step 4. Steam locomotive — has part — Crank. Connecting rods and cranks carry the piston stroke to the wheels.
  5. Step 5. Crank — is used in — Windlass. The handle of a windlass is a crank.

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