“Automotive Engineering – Powertrain, Chassis System and Vehicle Body” book has been compiled using extracts from the many books within the range of Automotive Engineering books in the Elsevier collection.

Let’s read Automotive Engineering – Powertrain, Chassis System and Vehicle Body Book Content:

1. Piston-engines cycles of operation
2. Measurement of torque, power, speed and fuel consumption; acceptance and type tests, accuracy of the measurements
3. Emissions control
4. Digital engine control systems
5. Transmissions and driveline
6. Battery/fuel-cell EV design packages
7. Hybrid vehicle design
8. Types of suspension and drive
9. Steering
10. Tyres and wheels
11. Tyre characteristics and vehicle handling and stability
12. Braking systems
13. Vehicle motion control
14. Global positioning technology
15. Decisional architecture
16. Modelling and assembly of the full vehicle
17. Terminology and overview of vehicle structure types
18. Standard sedan (saloon) – baseline load paths
19. Vehicle safety
20. Design and material utilization
21. Materials for consideration and use in automotive body structures
22. Body design: aerodynamics
23. Vehicle refinement: purpose and targets
24. Interior noise: assessment and control
25. Exterior noise: assessment and control
26. Automotive instrumentation and telematics