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- Covers suspension, steering systems, noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), and chassis structures
- Supplemented with a wealth of illustrations and worked examples
- Carefully connects the subject areas covered, to clearly demonstrate their interrelationships
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The book opens with a chapter on basic vehicle mechanics, which include the forces acting on a vehicle in motion, assuming a rigid body. It then proceeds to a chapter on steering systems, which provides readers with a firm understanding of the principles and forces involved under static and dynamic loading. The next chapter focuses on vehicle dynamicsby considering suspension systems—tyres, linkages, springs, dampers etc. The chapter on chassis structures and materials includes analysis tools (typically, finite element analysis) and design features that are used to reduce mass and increase occupant safety in modern vehicles. The final chapter on Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) includes a basic overview of acoustic and vibration theory and makes use of extensive research investigations and practical experience as a means of addressing NVH issues. In all subject areas the authors take into account the latest trends, anticipating the move towards electric vehicles, on-board diagnostic monitoring, active systems and performance optimisation. The book features a number of worked examples and case studies based on recent research projects. All students, including those on Master’s level degree courses in Automotive Engineering, and professionals in industry who want to gain a better understanding of vehicle chassis engineering, will benefit from this book.
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
David C Barton, John D Fieldhouse
About the authors
John Fieldhouse is a National Teaching Fellow and an apprentice trained engineer with 19 years industrial experience in Research and Development. He completed his BSc (First Class Honours) degree at the University of Leeds and his PhD at the University of Huddersfield. After entering academic life he maintained his links with industry, completing some 23 “turnkey” design and development projects. His research has always been industrially driven and he has undertaken numerous automotive braking research projects with industrial partners. He has published over 150 journal and conference papers on brake NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness), design, education and alternative fuels. He has over 30 years of academic experience, which have instilled a teaching approach based on “learning by doing”. During his career he has developed an advanced design studio/learning centre and conceived and developed an automotive research/teaching “centre of excellence”. These initiatives were decisive in him being elected as a UK National Teaching Fellow.
In 2010 he was appointed to the position Professor of Automotive Engineering T&L at the University of Huddersfield and in 2012 appointed Visiting Professor at the University of Bradford. For over 15 years he has taught automotive engineering subjects at the University of Leeds. His interests extend to the education of automotive engineers at an international level.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Automotive Chassis Engineering
Authors: David C Barton, John D Fieldhouse
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72437-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72436-2Published: 23 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10200-5Published: 25 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72437-9Published: 15 March 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 327
Topics: Automotive Engineering, Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Engineering Design, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes