The Automotive Chassis: Volume 1: Components Design [Hardcover]

The aim of the book is to be a reference book in automotive technology, as far as automotive chassis (i.e. everything that is inside a vehicle except the engine and the body) is concerned. The book is a result of a decade of work heavily sponsored by the FIAT group (who supplied material, together with other automotive companies, and sponsored the work). The first volume deals with the design of automotive components and the second volume treats the various aspects of the design of a vehicle as a system.

This is a reference book in automotive technology, as far as the automotive chassis (i.e. everything that is inside a vehicle except the engine and the body) is concerned. The book is a result of a decade of work sponsored by the FIAT group.

The aim of the book is to be a reference book in automotive technology, as far as automotive chassis (i.e. everything that is inside a vehicle except the engine and the body) is concerned. The book is a result of a decade of work heavily sponsored by the FIAT group (who supplied material, together with other automotive companies, and sponsored the work). The first volume deals with the design of automotive components and the second volume treats the various aspects of the design of a vehicle as a system.

CONTENTS, ABOUT THE AUTHORS, FOREWORD, PREFACE, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, LIST OF SYMBOLS, I WHEELS, STRUCTURES AND MECHANTSMS, INTRODUCTION TO PART I, 1 HISTORICAL EVOLUTION,1.1 Introduction1.2 Rigid axle mechanical linkages1.3 The independent suspension mechanical linkages1.4 Wheels and tires1.5 Brakes1.6 Chassis frame 2 WHEELS AND TIRES2.1 Description2.2 Tire operation2.3 Rolling radius2.4 Rolling resistance2.5 Static Forces2.6 Longitudinal Force2.7 Cornering forces2.8 Interaction between longitudinal2.9 Outline on dynamic behavior2.10 Testing 3 SUSPENSIONS3.1 Introduction3.2 Independent suspensions3.3 Semi-independent suspensions3.4 Rigid axle suspensions3.5 Industrial vehicle suslS.