THE AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS vol. 2

This work serves as a reference concerning the automotive chassis, i.e. everything that is inside a vehicle except the engine and the body. It is the result of a decade of work mostly done by the FIAT group, who supplied material, together with other automotive companies, and sponsored the work. 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. TOC:From the contents Symbols List.- III Functions And Specifications. Introduction To Part Three. 17 Transportation Statistics. 18 Vehicle Functions.- IV The Chassis As A Part Of The Vehicle System. Introduction To Part Four. 20 General Characteristics. 21 An Overview On Motor Vehicle Aerodynamics. 22 Prime Movers For Motor Vehicles. 23 Driving Dynamic Performance. 24 Braking Dynamic Performance. 25 Handling Performance. 26 Comfort Performance. 27 Control Of The Chassis And 'By Wire' Systems.- V Mathematical Modelling. Introduction To Part Five. 28 Mathematical Models For The Vehicle. 29 Multibody Modelling. 30 Transmission Models. 31 Models For Tilting Body Vehicles. Bibliography Of Volume 2. A Equations Of Motion. B Dynamics Of Motorcycles. C Vehicles For Extraterrestrial Environment. D Problems Related To Road Accidents. E Data On Various Vehicles.- Index.