The Automotive Chassis Vol. 1: Components Design /

• Main Authors: Genta, Giancarlo (Author), Morello, Lorenzo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Mechanical Engineering Series,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computational intelligence.; Vibration.; Dynamical systems.; Dynamics.; Engineering design.; Machinery.; Automotive engineering.; Automotive Engineering.; Machinery and Machine Elements.; Engineering Design.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Computational Intelligence.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Wheels, Structures and Mechanisms
• Historical Evolution
• Wheels and Tires
• Suspensions
• Steering System
• Braking System
• Control Systems
• Chassis Structures
• Transmission Driveline
• Historical Evolution
• Manual Gearboxes
• Shifting Mechanisms
• Start-Up Devices
• Synchronizers
• Differentials and Final Drives
• Shafts and Joints
• Automatic Gearboxes
• Design and Testing.