Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Handbook
Author | : Gianpiero Mastinu |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 1678 |
Release | : 2014-01-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781420004908 |
ISBN-13 | : 1420004905 |
Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Featuring contributions from industry leaders in their respective fields, this volume presents comprehensive, authoritative coverage of all the major issues involved in road vehicle dynamic behavior. It begins with a short history of road and off-road vehicle dynamics followed by thorough, 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.