This one-stop Mega Reference eBook brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the automotive field.
An expansion the Automotive Engineering print edition, this fully searchable electronic reference book of 2500 pages delivers content to meet all the main information needs of engineers working in vehicle design and development.
Material ranges from basic to advanced topics from engines and transmissions to vehicle dynamics and modelling.
* A fully searchable Mega Reference Ebook, providing all the essential material needed by Automotive Engineers on a day-to-day basis.
* Fundamentals, key techniques, engineering best practice and rules-of-thumb together in one quick-reference.
* Over 2,500 pages of reference material, including over 1,500 pages not included in the print edition
1. Section 1: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINE DESIGN - p. 8 2. Chapter 1.1: Piston-engine cycles of operation - p. 9 3. Section 2: ENGINE TESTING - p. 16 4. Chapter 2.1: Measurement of torque, power, speed and fuel consumption; acceptance and type tests, accuracy of the measurements - p. 17 5. Section 3: ENGINE EMISSIONS - p. 34 6. Chapter 3.1: Emissions control - p. 35 7. Section 4: DIGITAL ENGINE CONTROL - p. 47 8. Chapter 4.1: Digital engine control systems - p. 48 9. Section 5: TRANSMISSIONS - p. 59 10. Chapter 5.1: Transmissions and driveline - p. 60 11. Section 6: ELECTRIC VEHICLES - p. 79 12. Chapter 6.1: Battery/fuel-cell EV design packages - p. 80 13. Section 7: HYBRID VEHICLES - p. 93 14. Chapter 7.1: Hybrid vehicle design - p. 94 15. Section 8: SUSPENSIONS - p. 101 16. Chapter 8.1: Types of suspension and drive - p. 102 17. Section 9: STEERING - p. 125 18. Chapter 9.1: Steering - p. 126 19. Section 10: TYRES - p. 136 20. Chapter 10.1: Tyres and wheels - p. 137 21. Section 11: HANDLING - p. 154 22. Chapter 11.1: Tyre characteristics and vehicle handling and stability - p. 155 23. Section 12: BRAKES - p. 172 24. Chapter 12.1: Braking systems - p. 173 25. Section 13: VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS - p. 189 26. Chapter 13.1: Vehicle motion control - p. 190 27. Section 14: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS - p. 201 28. Chapter 14.1: Global positioning technology - p. 202 29. Chapter 14.2: Decisional architecture - p. 214 30. Section 15: VEHICLE MODELLING - p. 240 31. Chapter 15.1: Modelling and assembly of the full vehicle - p. 241 32. Section 16: STRUCTURAL DESIGN - p. 260 33. Chapter 16.1: Terminology and overview of vehicle structure types - p. 261 34. Chapter 16.2: Standard sedan (saloon) – baseline load paths - p. 262 35. Section 17: VEHICLE SAFETY - p. 273 36. Chapter 17.1: Vehicle safety - p. 274 37. Section 18: MATERIALS - p. 286 38. Chapter 18.1: Design and material utilization - p. 287 39. Chapter 18.2: Materials for consideration and use in automotive body structures - p. 302 40. Section 19: AERODYNAMIC - p. 313 41. Chapter 19.1: Body design: Aerodynamics - p. 314 42. Section 20: REFINEMENT - p. 320 43. Chapter 20.1: Vehicle refinement: Purpose and targets - p. 321 44. Section 21: INTERIOR NOISE - p. 326 45. Chapter 21.1: Interior noise: Assessment and control - p. 327 46. Section 22: EXTERIOR NOISE - p. 352 47. Chapter 22.1: Exterior noise: Assessment and control - p. 353 48. Section 23: INSTRUMENTATION AND TELEMATICS - p. 376 49. Chapter 23.1: Automotive instrumentation and telematics - p. 377 50. Index - p. 389
This one-stop Mega Reference eBook brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the automotive field.
An expansion the Automotive Engineering print edition, this fully searchable electronic reference book of 2500 pages delivers content to meet all the main information needs of engineers working in vehicle design and development.
Material ranges from basic to advanced topics from engines and transmissions to vehicle dynamics and modelling.
* A fully searchable Mega Reference Ebook, providing all the essential material needed by Automotive Engineers on a day-to-day basis.
* Fundamentals, key techniques, engineering best practice and rules-of-thumb together in one quick-reference.
* Over 2,500 pages of reference material, including over 1,500 pages not included in the print edition
1. Section 1: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINE DESIGN - p. 8 2. Chapter 1.1: Piston-engine cycles of operation - p. 9 3. Section 2: ENGINE TESTING - p. 16 4. Chapter 2.1: Measurement of torque, power, speed and fuel consumption; acceptance and type tests, accuracy of the measurements - p. 17 5. Section 3: ENGINE EMISSIONS - p. 34 6. Chapter 3.1: Emissions control - p. 35 7. Section 4: DIGITAL ENGINE CONTROL - p. 47 8. Chapter 4.1: Digital engine control systems - p. 48 9. Section 5: TRANSMISSIONS - p. 59 10. Chapter 5.1: Transmissions and driveline - p. 60 11. Section 6: ELECTRIC VEHICLES - p. 79 12. Chapter 6.1: Battery/fuel-cell EV design packages - p. 80 13. Section 7: HYBRID VEHICLES - p. 93 14. Chapter 7.1: Hybrid vehicle design - p. 94 15. Section 8: SUSPENSIONS - p. 101 16. Chapter 8.1: Types of suspension and drive - p. 102 17. Section 9: STEERING - p. 125 18. Chapter 9.1: Steering - p. 126 19. Section 10: TYRES - p. 136 20. Chapter 10.1: Tyres and wheels - p. 137 21. Section 11: HANDLING - p. 154 22. Chapter 11.1: Tyre characteristics and vehicle handling and stability - p. 155 23. Section 12: BRAKES - p. 172 24. Chapter 12.1: Braking systems - p. 173 25. Section 13: VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS - p. 189 26. Chapter 13.1: Vehicle motion control - p. 190 27. Section 14: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS - p. 201 28. Chapter 14.1: Global positioning technology - p. 202 29. Chapter 14.2: Decisional architecture - p. 214 30. Section 15: VEHICLE MODELLING - p. 240 31. Chapter 15.1: Modelling and assembly of the full vehicle - p. 241 32. Section 16: STRUCTURAL DESIGN - p. 260 33. Chapter 16.1: Terminology and overview of vehicle structure types - p. 261 34. Chapter 16.2: Standard sedan (saloon) – baseline load paths - p. 262 35. Section 17: VEHICLE SAFETY - p. 273 36. Chapter 17.1: Vehicle safety - p. 274 37. Section 18: MATERIALS - p. 286 38. Chapter 18.1: Design and material utilization - p. 287 39. Chapter 18.2: Materials for consideration and use in automotive body structures - p. 302 40. Section 19: AERODYNAMIC - p. 313 41. Chapter 19.1: Body design: Aerodynamics - p. 314 42. Section 20: REFINEMENT - p. 320 43. Chapter 20.1: Vehicle refinement: Purpose and targets - p. 321 44. Section 21: INTERIOR NOISE - p. 326 45. Chapter 21.1: Interior noise: Assessment and control - p. 327 46. Section 22: EXTERIOR NOISE - p. 352 47. Chapter 22.1: Exterior noise: Assessment and control - p. 353 48. Section 23: INSTRUMENTATION AND TELEMATICS - p. 376 49. Chapter 23.1: Automotive instrumentation and telematics - p. 377 50. Index - p. 389
