TY  - BOOK
AU  - Genta,Giancarlo
AU  - Morello,Lorenzo
TI  - The automotive chassis
T2  - Mechanical engineering series
SN  - 9781402086748 
AV  - TL255 .G46 2009
U1  - 629.24 GE.A V.1 2009  23
PY  - 2009///
CY  - [place of publication not identified]
PB  - Springer
KW  - Automobiles
KW  - Chassis
KW  - Design and construction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-619) and indexes; Introduction to Part I -- 1. historical evolution -- 2. wheels and tires -- 3.suspensions -- 4. steering system -- 5. braking system -- 6. control systems -- 7. chassis structures -- II. transmission driveline -- Introduction to II -- 8. historical evolution -- 9. manual gearboxes -- 10. shifting mechanisms -- 11. start-up devices -- 12. synchronizers -- 13. differentials and final drives -- 14. shafts and joints -- 15. automatic gearboxes -- 16. design and texting
N2  - "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 automotive company. This work is addressed primarily to students of automotive engineering and secondarily to all technicians and designers working in this field. It is also addressed to all enthusiasts who are looking for a technical guide. The text is subdivided in two volumes. The first one deals with the automotive chassis componenst, such as · a structure, usually a ladder framework, able to carry all the remaining components of the vehicle; · the suspensions for the mechanical linkage of wheels with the framework; · the wheels and their tires; · the steering system for changing wheel angles according to vehicle path; · the brake system for reducing speed or stopping the vehicle; · the transmission for applying engine torque to the driving wheels. The second volume deals with the automotive chassis as a system, studying how it influences vehicle performance and dealing in detail with mathematical models useful for the design and analysis of the vehicle."
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