Mechanics of Automobiles

Preface

Chapter One Vehicle Performance: Linear Inertia


1.1. Acceleration and Inertia

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1.2. Resistances to Motion

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Chapter Two Vehicle Performance: Linear and Angular Inertia


2.1. Torque to Angularly Accelerate a Body


2.2. Moment of Inertia


2.3. Inertia of a Simple Gear Train

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2.4. Gear Ratio for Maximum Acceleration

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2.5. Measurement of Rolling and Air Resistance

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Chapter Three Vehicle Braking and Brakes


3.1. Vehicle Braking


3.2. Braking of a Vehicle: Straight Motion

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3.3. Braking of a Vehicle: Motion in a Curve

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3.4. Internal Expanding Shoe Brakes


3.5. Pressure Between Lining and Drum


3.6. Calculations of Brake Torque with Pivoted Shoes

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3.7. Graphical Determination of Braking Torque

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3.8. Other Constructions


3.9. Disc Brakes

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Chapter Four Dry Friction Clutches


4.1. Single Plate Clutch

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4.2. Multi-Disc Clutches

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Chapter Five Gear Box


5.1. Simple Epicyclic Gear. Velocity Ratios

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5.2. Compound Epicyclic Gear. Velocity Ratios

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5.3. Transmission of Power and Equilibrium of Epicyclic Gear

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5.4. Torque to Accelerate and Energy of an Epicyclic Gear Train

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Chapter Six Couplings Between Non-Axial Shafts


6.1. Universal Joint (Hooke's): Angular Displacement and Velocity


6.2. Constant Velocity Ratio Using Double Hooke's Joint


6.3. Angular Acceleration of a Hooke's Joint

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Chapter Seven Balance of Reciprocating Engines


7.1. Out of Balance Forces and Couples Due to the Reciprocating Engine Parts


7.2. Vector Representation of Unbalanced Forces and Couples

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7.3. Method of Direct and Reverse Cranks

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Chapter Eight Cams and Valve Gear


8.1. Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration of Cam Follower

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8.2. Inertia Effects

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Chapter Nine Suspension, Steering and Tyres


9.1. Types of Suspension


9.2. Roll Centres for Four Bar Suspension


9.3. Roll Centres for Sliding Rod Suspension


9.4. Change of Track


9.5. Steering Interference


9.6. Simple Wheel Steering Angles


9.7. Castor, Camber and Alignment


9.8. Tyre-Road Forces and Couples


9.9. Rolling Resistance


9.10. Slip Angle, Cornering Force and Self-Aligning Torque


9.11. Steering and Slip Angles

Chapter Ten Gyroscopic Effects


10.1. Angular Momentum and Velocity Vectors


10.2. Gyroscopic Action of a Rotating Disc Using Momentum Vectors

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Chapter Eleven Vibrations


11.1. Vehicle Ride Vibrations with Single Degree of Freedom

Simple Natural Vibrations

Forced Undamped Vibrations

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Forced Damped Vibrations

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11.2. Vibrations Due to Engine Unbalance

Forced Damped Motion of Engine Mass

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Transmissibility of Engine Mounting

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11.3. Vehicle Ride Vibrations with Two Degrees of Natural Freedom

Frequency and Amplitude of Natural Undamped Vibration

Coupling of Natural Vibrations

Instantaneous Centres for Natural Vibrations


11.4. Impedance Method


11.5. Torsional Vibrations of Engine and Transmission

The Vibrating System

Torsional Vibrations of Two Rotor System

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Torsional Vibrations of the Three Rotor System

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Holtzer Tabulation Method for Torsional Vibrations

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Critical Speeds and Phase Diagrams

Torsional Dampers and Absorbers

Viscous Torsional Damper

Undamped Vibration Absorber

Torsional Vibrations of a Simple Gear Train

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