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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: Motor Car
    sub title: Past, Present and Future
  name:
    name part: Genta, Giancarlo.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Morello, Lorenzo.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Cavallino, Francesco.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Filtri, Luigi.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ne
    date issued: 2014
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XXIV, 662 p. 418 illus. online resource.
  abstract: This book is an introduction to automotive engineering, to give freshmen ideas about this technology. The text is subdivided in parts that cover all facets of the automobile, including legal and economic aspects related to industry and products, product configuration and fabrication processes, historic evolution and future developments. The first part describes how motor vehicles were invented and evolved into the present product in more than 100 years of development. The purpose is not only to supply an historical perspective, but also to introduce and discuss the many solutions that were applied (and could be applied again) to solve the same basic problems of vehicle engineering. This part also briefly describes the evolution of automotive technologies and market, including production and development processes. The second part deals with the description and function analysis of all car subsystems, such as: · vehicle body, · chassis, including wheels, suspensions, brakes and steering mechanisms, · diesel and gasoline engines, · electric motors, batteries, fuel cells, hybrid propulsion systems, · driveline, including manual and automatic gearboxes. This part addresses also many non-technical issues that influence vehicle design and production, such as social and economic impact of vehicles, market, regulations, particularly on pollution and safety. In spite of the difficulty in forecasting the paths that will be taken by automotive technology, the third part tries to open a window on the future. It is not meant to make predictions that are likely to be wrong, but to discuss the trends of automotive research and innovation and to see the possible paths that may be taken to solve the many problems that are at present open or we can expect for the future. The book is completed by two appendices about the contribution of computers in designing cars, particularly the car body, and outlining fundamentals of vehicle mechanics, including aerodynamics, longitudinal (accelera…
  table of contents: Economic figures -- Vehicle and parts manufacturers -- Impact on economy -- Product development and marketing -- Vehicle diffusion -- Regulations -- Type approval and production conformity -- Environmental protection -- Occupants and pedestrians safety -- Body -- Body in white -- Interiors -- Body systems.- Chassis -- Tire -- Suspension -- Steering system -- Braking system -- Powertrain mounts -- Transmission -- Powertrain -- ICE working cycles -- ICE design -- ICE ancillaries -- Manual gearboxes -- Automatic gearboxes -- Full electric powertrains -- Hybrid powertrains -- Production systems and materials and materials -- Steel mill -- Body presswork -- Body welding -- Body painting -- Iron and aluminum foundry -- Plastic materials -- Fuels and lubricants -- Body -- Separated body -- Unitized body -- Body systems -- Vehicle architecture -- Future developments.
  note: by Giancarlo Genta, Lorenzo Morello, Francesco Cavallino, Luigi Filtri.
  subject:
    topic: Engineering
  subject:
    topic: Machinery
  subject:
    topic: Automotive engineering
  subject:
    topic: Industrial engineering
  subject:
    topic: Production engineering
  subject:
    topic: Materials science
  subject:
    topic: Engineering
  subject:
    topic: Automotive Engineering
  subject:
    topic: Industrial and Production Engineering
  subject:
    topic: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
  subject:
    topic: Machinery and Machine Elements
  classification: TL1-483
  classification: 629.2
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Mechanical Engineering Series
  identifier: 9789400785526
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-8552-6
  record info:
    record creation date: 140106
    record change date: 20151030031252.0
    record identifier: 978-94-007-8552-6