Essentials of Vehicle Dynamics explains the essential mathematical basis of vehicle dynamics in a concise and clear way, providing engineers and students with the qualitative understanding of vehicle handling performance needed to underpin chassis-related research and development. Without a sound understanding of the mathematical tools and principles underlying the complex models in vehicle dynamics, engineers can end up with errors in their analyses and assumptions, leading to costly mistakes in design and virtual prototyping activities. Author Joop P. Pauwelussen looks to rectify this by drawing on his 15 years' experience of helping students and professionals understand the vehicle as a dynamic system. He begins as simply as possible before moving on to tackle models of increasing complexity, emphasizing the critical role played by tire-road contact and the different analysis tools required to consider non-linear dynamical systems. Providing a basic mathematical background that is ideal for students or those with practical experience who are struggling with the theory, Essentials of Vehicle Dynamics is also intended to help engineers from different disciplines, such as control and electronic engineering, move into the automotive sector or undertake multi-disciplinary vehicle dynamics work. Focuses on the underlying mathematical fundamentals of vehicle dynamics, equipping engineers and students to grasp and apply more complex concepts with ease. Written to help engineers avoid the costly errors in design and simulation brought about by incomplete understanding of modeling tools and approaches. Includes exercises to help readers test their qualitative understanding and explain results in physical and vehicle dynamics terms. INDICE: 1 Introduction2 Fundamentals of tire behavior2.1 Tire input and output quantities2.2 The free rolling tire 2.3 Rolling resistance 2.4 The tire under braking and driving conditions 2.5 The tire under cornering conditions 2.6 Combined cornering and braking/driving2.7 Physical tire models2.8 Tire transient behavior2.9 Dynamic tire response to road disturbances3 Vehicle handling performance 3.1 Criteria of good handling3.2 Kinematic steering3.3 Single track vehicle modelling3.4 Steady state analysis3.5 Non-steady state analysis3.6 Graphical assessment methods4 ExercisesAppendix 1 State space formatAppendix 2 System dynamicsAppendix 3 Root locus plotAppendix 4 Bode plotAppendix 5 Lagrange equationsAppendix 6 Vehicle dataAppendix 7 The empirical Magic Formula tire modelList of symbolsReferencesIndex
- ISBN: 978-0-08-100036-6
- Editorial: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 332
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés