Ebook: The Automotive Chassis: Vol. 2: System Design
- Tags: Automotive Engineering, Machinery and Machine Elements, Engineering Design, Vibration Dynamical Systems Control, Computational Intelligence
- Series: Mechanical Engineering Series
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The Automotive Chassis is the result of two decades of experience: On the one hand from the experience of teaching courses such as Vehicle Mechanics, Vehicle System Design, Chassis Design to engineering students; on the other hand from the design practice of vehicle and chassis components in a large automotive company.
This work is addressed primarily to students of automotive engineering and secondarily to all technicians and designers working in this field. It is also addressed to all enthusiasts who are looking for a technical guide.
The text is subdivided in two volumes. The first one deals with the automotive chassis componenst, such as
· a structure, usually a ladder framework, able to carry all the remaining components of the vehicle;
· the suspensions for the mechanical linkage of wheels with the framework;
· the wheels and their tires;
· the steering system for changing wheel angles according to vehicle path;
· the brake system for reducing speed or stopping the vehicle;
· the transmission for applying engine torque to the driving wheels.
The second volume deals with the automotive chassis as a system, studying how it influences vehicle performance and dealing in detail with mathematical models useful for the design and analysis of the vehicle.
The Automotive Chassis is the result of two decades of experience: On the one hand from the experience of teaching courses such as Vehicle Mechanics, Vehicle System Design, Chassis Design to engineering students; on the other hand from the design practice of vehicle and chassis components in a large automotive company.
This work is addressed primarily to students of automotive engineering and secondarily to all technicians and designers working in this field. It is also addressed to all enthusiasts who are looking for a technical guide.
The text is subdivided in two volumes. The first one deals with the automotive chassis componenst, such as
· a structure, usually a ladder framework, able to carry all the remaining components of the vehicle;
· the suspensions for the mechanical linkage of wheels with the framework;
· the wheels and their tires;
· the steering system for changing wheel angles according to vehicle path;
· the brake system for reducing speed or stopping the vehicle;
· the transmission for applying engine torque to the driving wheels.
The second volume deals with the automotive chassis as a system, studying how it influences vehicle performance and dealing in detail with mathematical models useful for the design and analysis of the vehicle.
The Automotive Chassis is the result of two decades of experience: On the one hand from the experience of teaching courses such as Vehicle Mechanics, Vehicle System Design, Chassis Design to engineering students; on the other hand from the design practice of vehicle and chassis components in a large automotive company.
This work is addressed primarily to students of automotive engineering and secondarily to all technicians and designers working in this field. It is also addressed to all enthusiasts who are looking for a technical guide.
The text is subdivided in two volumes. The first one deals with the automotive chassis componenst, such as
· a structure, usually a ladder framework, able to carry all the remaining components of the vehicle;
· the suspensions for the mechanical linkage of wheels with the framework;
· the wheels and their tires;
· the steering system for changing wheel angles according to vehicle path;
· the brake system for reducing speed or stopping the vehicle;
· the transmission for applying engine torque to the driving wheels.
The second volume deals with the automotive chassis as a system, studying how it influences vehicle performance and dealing in detail with mathematical models useful for the design and analysis of the vehicle.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Transportation Statistics....Pages 7-32
Vehicle Functions....Pages 33-69
Regulations....Pages 71-99
General Characteristics....Pages 105-114
An Overview On Motor Vehicle Aerodynamics....Pages 115-163
Prime Movers For Motor Vehicles....Pages 165-184
Driving Dynamic Performance....Pages 185-229
Braking Dynamic Performance....Pages 231-245
HANDLING PERFORMANCE....Pages 247-348
Comfort Performance....Pages 349-428
Control of the Chassis and ‘by Wire’ Systems....Pages 429-495
Mathematical Models for the Vehicle....Pages 503-510
Multibody Modelling....Pages 511-575
Transmission Models....Pages 577-615
Models for Tilting Body Vehicles....Pages 617-663
Back Matter....Pages 665-832
The Automotive Chassis is the result of two decades of experience: On the one hand from the experience of teaching courses such as Vehicle Mechanics, Vehicle System Design, Chassis Design to engineering students; on the other hand from the design practice of vehicle and chassis components in a large automotive company.
This work is addressed primarily to students of automotive engineering and secondarily to all technicians and designers working in this field. It is also addressed to all enthusiasts who are looking for a technical guide.
The text is subdivided in two volumes. The first one deals with the automotive chassis componenst, such as
· a structure, usually a ladder framework, able to carry all the remaining components of the vehicle;
· the suspensions for the mechanical linkage of wheels with the framework;
· the wheels and their tires;
· the steering system for changing wheel angles according to vehicle path;
· the brake system for reducing speed or stopping the vehicle;
· the transmission for applying engine torque to the driving wheels.
The second volume deals with the automotive chassis as a system, studying how it influences vehicle performance and dealing in detail with mathematical models useful for the design and analysis of the vehicle.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Transportation Statistics....Pages 7-32
Vehicle Functions....Pages 33-69
Regulations....Pages 71-99
General Characteristics....Pages 105-114
An Overview On Motor Vehicle Aerodynamics....Pages 115-163
Prime Movers For Motor Vehicles....Pages 165-184
Driving Dynamic Performance....Pages 185-229
Braking Dynamic Performance....Pages 231-245
HANDLING PERFORMANCE....Pages 247-348
Comfort Performance....Pages 349-428
Control of the Chassis and ‘by Wire’ Systems....Pages 429-495
Mathematical Models for the Vehicle....Pages 503-510
Multibody Modelling....Pages 511-575
Transmission Models....Pages 577-615
Models for Tilting Body Vehicles....Pages 617-663
Back Matter....Pages 665-832
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