The Automotive Chassis: Volume 1: Components Design (Mechanical Engineering Series) - Hardcover

Genta, Giancarlo; Morello, L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402086741 ISBN 13: 9781402086748

Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2008

Synopsis

The aim of the book is to be a reference book in automotive technology, as far as automotive chassis (i.e. The first volume deals with the design of automotive components and the second volume treats the various aspects of the design of a vehicle as a system.

About this title

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402086741
• ISBN 13: 9781402086748
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 650