Vehicle Dynamics: Theory and Application is written as a textbook for senior undergraduate and first year graduate students in mechanical engineering. It provides both fundamental and advanced topics on handling, ride, components, and behavior of vehicles. This book includes detailed coverage of practical design considerations and a vast number of practical examples and exercises. Individual sections devoted to handling, ride, and components will be beneficial to students as future automotive designers. New research and coverage of damping and isolation bring in new perspectives on the subject. Includes coverage of front, rear, and four wheel steering systems, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different steering schemes INDICE: From the contents Introduction. Historical development of vehicles. Components and mechanisms of a vehicle. Vehicles classification. Terminologyof vehicles. Introduction vehicle dynamics . Problems in vehicle dynamics. Problems of vehicle designs . Preview of covered topics. Exercises.- Tire Dynamics. Introduction. Position and coordinate systems. Orientation and frames. Tire-road interactions. Calculating tire force system. Linear tire force system. Nonlinearity and optimization of tire-road interaction. Exercises.- Single Tire Vehicle Dynamics. Introduction. Position and coordinate systems. Newton-Euler equations of motion. Longitudinal motion. Engine performance. Gearbox design. Lateral Motion. Rotation motion. Combined motion. Exercises.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-74243-4
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 600
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés