Ebook: The Automotive Chassis: Vol. 1: Components 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-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 3-6
Historical Evolution....Pages 7-51
Wheels and Tires....Pages 53-132
Suspensions....Pages 133-237
Steering System....Pages 239-268
Braking System....Pages 269-316
Control Systems....Pages 317-350
Chassis Structures....Pages 351-381
Front Matter....Pages 385-391
Historical Evolution....Pages 393-423
Manual Gearboxes....Pages 425-447
Shifting Mechanisms....Pages 449-459
Start-Up Devices....Pages 461-487
Synchronizers....Pages 489-503
Differentials and Final Drives....Pages 505-531
Shafts and Joints....Pages 533-542
Automatic Gearboxes....Pages 543-592
Design and Testing....Pages 593-615
Back Matter....Pages 641-627
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-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 3-6
Historical Evolution....Pages 7-51
Wheels and Tires....Pages 53-132
Suspensions....Pages 133-237
Steering System....Pages 239-268
Braking System....Pages 269-316
Control Systems....Pages 317-350
Chassis Structures....Pages 351-381
Front Matter....Pages 385-391
Historical Evolution....Pages 393-423
Manual Gearboxes....Pages 425-447
Shifting Mechanisms....Pages 449-459
Start-Up Devices....Pages 461-487
Synchronizers....Pages 489-503
Differentials and Final Drives....Pages 505-531
Shafts and Joints....Pages 533-542
Automatic Gearboxes....Pages 543-592
Design and Testing....Pages 593-615
Back Matter....Pages 641-627
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