Theory of Ground Vehicles provides aspiring and practicing engineers with a fundamental understanding of the critical factors affecting the performance, handling, and ride essential to the development and design of ground vehicles that meet these requirements. This Fourth Edition is completely updated to include performance characteristics for both off-road and on-road vehicles; coverage of steering of tracked vehicles and vehicle ride characteristics; the impactof computer-aided methods for design and performance analysis; and hybrid electric drives and operating principles. Numerous examples and problems help students apply the underlying theory.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-17038-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 592
- Fecha Publicación: 23/07/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés