
Automotive Engineering e-Mega Reference
- 1st Edition - September 24, 2009
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Editor: David Crolla
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 5 6 1 7 - 5 7 8 - 4
This one-stop Mega Reference eBook brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the automotive field.… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThis 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.
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
* 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
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Section 1 Introduction to Engine Design
1.1 Piston-Engine Cycles of Operation
Section 2 Engine Testing
2.1 Measurement of Torque, Power, Speed and Fuel Consumption; Acceptance and Type Tests, Accuracy of the Measurements
2.2 Test Cell Control and Data Acquisition
2.3 Measurement of Fuel, Combustion Air and Oil Consumption
2.4 Thermal Efficiency, Measurement of Heat and Mechanical Losses
2.5 The Combustion Process and Combustion Analysis
2.6 Exhaust Emissions
2.7 Data Collection, Handling, Post-Test Processing, Engine Calibration and Mapping
Section 3 Engine Emissions
3.1 Emissions Control
Section 4 Digital Engine Control
4.1 Digital Engine Control Systems
4.2 The Basics of Electronic Engine Control
4.3 Sensors and Actuators
Section 5 Transmission
5.1 Transmissions and Driveline
Section 6 Electric Vehicles
6.1 Battery/Fuel-Cell EV Design Packages
Section 7 Hybrid Vehicles
7.1 Hybrid Vehicle Design
Section 8 Suspensions
8.1 Types of Suspension and Drive
8.2 Wheel Travel and Elastokinematics
8.3 Modelling and Analysis of Suspension
Section 9 Steering
9.1 Steering
Section 10 Tyres
10.1 Tyres and Wheels
10.2 Basic Tyre Modelling Considerations
10.3 Theory of Steady-State Slip Force and Moment Generation
10.4 Semi-Empirical Tyre Models
Section 11 Handling
11.1 Tyre Characteristics and Vehicle Handling and Stability
11.2 Simulation Output and Interpretation
Section 12 Brakes
12.1 Braking Systems
Section 13 Vehicle Control Systems
13.1 Vehicle Motion Control
13.2 Control Systems in Automobiles
Section 14 Intelligent Transport Systems
14.1 Global Positioning Technology
14.2 Decisional Architecture
Section 15 Vehicle Modelling
15.1 Modelling and Assembly of the Full Vehicle
Section 16 Structural Design
16.1 Terminology and Overview of Vehicle Structure Types
16.2 Standard Sedan (Saloon) – Baseline Load Paths
16.3 Alternative Construction
16.4 Case Studies
Section 17 Vehicle Safety
17.1 Vehicle Safety
17.2 Crashworthiness and Its Influence on Vehicle Design
Section 18 Materials
18.1 Design and Material Utilization
18.2 Materials for Consideration and Use in Automotive Body Structures
Section 19 Aerodynamics
19.1 Body Design: Aerodynamics
Section 20 Refinement
20.1 Vehicle Refinement: Purpose and Targets
20.2 Noise Vibration and Harshness
Section 21 Interior Noise
21.1 Interior Noise: Assessment and Control
Section 22 Exterior Noise
22.1 Exterior Noise: Assessment and Control
Section 23 Instrumentation and Telematics
23.1 Automotive Instrumentation and Telematics
Section 24 Ergonomics
24.1 Ergonomics
Section 25 Manufacture and Quality
25.1 Component Manufacture
25.2 Component Assembly
25.3 Quality Management System
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 24, 2009
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- No. of pages: 850
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781856175784