Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Handbook

Featuring contributions from leading experts, the Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Handbook provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage of all the major issues involved in road vehicle dynamic behavior. While the focus is on automobiles, this book also highlights motorcycles, heavy commercial vehicles, and off-road vehicles. The authors of the individual chapters, both from automotive industry and universities, address basic issues, but also include references to significant papers for further reading. Thus the handbook is devoted both to the beginner, wishing to acquire basic knowledge on a specific topic, and to the experienced engineer or scientist, wishing to have up-to-date information on a particular subject. It can also be used as a textbook for master courses at universities. The handbook begins with a short history of road and off-road vehicle dynamics followed by detailed, state-of-the-art chapters on modeling, analysis and optimization in vehicle system dynamics, vehicle concepts and aerodynamics, pneumatic tires and contact wheel-road/off-road, modeling vehicle subsystems, vehicle dynamics and active safety, man-vehicle interaction, intelligent vehicle systems, and road accident reconstruction and passive safety. Provides extensive coverage of modeling, simulation, and analysis techniques Surveys all vehicle subsystems from a vehicle dynamics point of view Focuses on pneumatic tires and contact wheel-road/off-road Discusses intelligent vehicle systems technologies and active safety Considers safety factors and accident reconstruction procedures Includes chapters written by leading experts from all over the world This text provides an applicable source of information for all people interested in a deeper understanding of road vehicle dynamics and related problems.

History of Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Masao Nagai Part I Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization in Vehicle System Dynamics Vehicle Models and Equations of Motion Werner Schiehlen Simulation Algorithms and Software Tools Martin Arnold Nonlinear Solid Mechanics with Finite Elements Anna Pandolfi Nonlinear Vehicle Dynamics Hans True Controls and Identification Stefan Jakubek and Martin Kozek Actuators and Sensors Yoshihiro Suda Optimization of Ground Vehicle Systems Massimiliano Gobbi and Panos Y Papalambros Fatigue and Structural Durability of Automotive Components Thomas Bruder, Holger Hanselka, Rüdiger Heim, Heinz Kaufmann, Michael Kieninger, Jürgen Nuffer, and Cetin M Sonsino Reliability Assessment of Mechatronic Devices in Vehicles Bernd Bertsche, Jochen Gäng, Holger Hanselka, Soong-Oh Han, Jürgen Nuffer, and Kai Wolf Part II Vehicle Concepts and Aerodynamics Conceptual Design of Road Vehicles Related to Dynamics Giampiero RM Mastinu Off-Road Vehicles (Wheeled and Tracked) Günter H Hohl Motorcycles and Three-Wheeled Vehicles Robin S Sharp Race Cars: Frame, Suspension, Aerodynamics Andrea Toso Race Cars: Braking System Carlo Maria Domenico Cantoni and Giorgio Previati Aerodynamics and Vehicle Dynamics Andreas Wagner Part III Pneumatic Tires and Contact Wheel-Road/Off-Road Tire as a Vehicle Component Hans B Pacejka Pneumatic Tire Models: The Detailed Mechanical Approach Michael Gipser Pneumatic Tire: Construction and Testing Maurizio Boiocchi and Giuseppe Matrascia Mechanics of Off-Road Vehicle–Terrain Interaction: Terramechanics Jo Y Wong Part IV Modeling of Vehicle Subsystems Suspension Systems Wolfgang Matschinsky Active and Semiactive Suspension Systems Davor Hrovat, H Eric Tseng, Michael Fodor, and Jahan Asgari Driveline Andreas Laschet, Ferit Küçükay Brake System Dynamics Carlo Maria Domenico Cantoni, Riccardo Cesarini, Giampiero RM Mastinu, Giorgio Previati, and Roberto Sicigliano Steering System Ichiro Kageyama Structural and Dynamic Problems in Car Body Design Giovanni Belingardi and Massimiliano Avalle Part V Vehicle Dynamics and Active Safety Basics of Longitudinal and Lateral Vehicle Dynamics Manfred Ploechl, Peter Lugner, and Johannes Edelmann Detailed Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis of Vehicle Dynamics Dieter Ammon Ride Comfort and Road Holding Karl Popp Control of Horizontal Vehicle Motion Anton van Zanten Active and Semiactive Suspension Control Davor Hrovat Integrated Controls Masato Abe Dynamics of Heavy Commercial Vehicles and Buses John Aurell Dynamics of Off-Road Vehicles Jo Y Wong Motorcycle Handling Dynamics Robin S Sharp Part VI Man–Vehicle Interaction Vehicle Comfort Karl Siebertz Subjective and Objective Evaluations of Car Handling and Ride Gwanghun Gim Driver Models in Automobile Dynamics Application Manfred Ploechl and Johannes Edelmann Part VII Intelligent Vehicle Systems Automatic Lateral Vehicle Control Huei Peng Longitudinal Control Paul Fancher and Charles MacAdam Part VIII Road Accident Reconstruction and Passive Safety Analysis and Reconstruction of Road Accidents Horst Ecker Automotive Structural Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Jorge Ambrósio Index

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