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Automotive Transmissions

Fundamentals, Selection, Design and Application

  • The book gives a full account of the development process for automotive transmissions
  • All kind of automotive transmissions are covered as well as complete powertrains and new technologies like hybrid drives
  • In comparison to the first edition, about 40% of the content is new or revised with new data
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Introduction

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 1-27
  3. Overview of the Traffic – Vehicle – Transmission System

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 28-72
  4. Mediating the Power Flow

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 73-99
  5. Power Conversion: Selecting the Ratios

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 100-114
  6. Matching Engine and Transmission

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 115-139
  7. Vehicle Transmission Systems: Basic Design Principles

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 140-236
  8. Design of Gearwheel Transmissions for Vehicles

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 237-277
  9. Specification and Design of Shafts

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 278-299
  10. Gearshifting Mechanisms

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 300-370
  11. Moving-Off Elements

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 371-419
  12. Design and Configuration of Further Design Elements

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 420-478
  13. Typical Designs of Vehicle Transmissions

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 479-572
  14. Electronic Transmission Control

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 573-588
  15. Computer-Aided Transmission Development

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 589-599
  16. The Automotive Transmission Development Process

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 600-614
  17. Transmission Manufacturing Technology

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 615-630
  18. Reliability and Testing of Automotive Transmissions

    • Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak
    Pages 631-660
  19. Back Matter

    Pages 661-717

About this book

This book gives a full account of the development process for automotive transmissions. Main topics: - Overview of the traffic – vehicle – transmission system - Mediating the power flow in vehicles - Selecting the ratios - Vehicle transmission systems - basic design principles - Typical designs of vehicle transmissions - Layout and design of important components, e.g. gearshifting mechanisms, moving-off elements, pumps, retarders - Transmission control units - Product development process, Manufacturing technology of vehicle transmissions, Reliability and testing The book covers manual, automated manual and automatic transmissions as well as continuously variable transmissions and hybrid drives for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Furthermore, final drives, power take-offs and transfer gearboxes for 4-WD-vehicles are considered. Since the release of the first edition in 1999 there have been a lot of changes in the field of vehicles and transmissions. About 40% of the second edition’s content is new or revised with new data.

Authors and Affiliations

  • ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, Germany

    Harald Naunheimer, Joachim Ryborz

  • , Institut für Maschinenelemente, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    Bernd Bertsche

  • Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany

    Wolfgang Novak

About the authors

Harald Naunheimer studied at the Universität Stuttgart. He got his degree in mechanical engineering in 1988. Afterwards, he worked as a research assistant in the field of automotive transmissions at the Universität Stuttgart. He earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering in 1995. Harald Naunheimer is author of the English edition of “Automotive Transmissions”. From 1995-2001 he worked in the vehicle transmissions division of RENK AG in Augsburg, Germany. He joined ZF in 2001 as a senior manager for application engineering in the automatic transmissions business unit at ZF Getriebe GmbH in Saarbruecken, Germany. From 2006–2009 he was Director of Product Development, Automatic Transmissions for ZF Getriebe GmbH, in Friedrichshafen. Harald Naunheimer was named Vice President of Corporate Research and Development at ZF Friedrichshafen AG during July 2009, headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Professor Bernd Bertsche earned his degree and doctorate in mechanical engineering at the Universität Stuttgart. Afterwards, he worked for Mercedes-Benz AG in the passenger car development unit followed by a position as professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Albstadt-Sigmaringen. Later, he was appointed at the Universität Stuttgart. Since 2001, Professor Bertsche is the ordinary and director for the Institute of Machine Components at the Universität Stuttgart. Joachim Ryborz studied mechanical engineering and worked as research assistant of Professor Gisbert Lechner in the field of automotive transmissions at the Universität Stuttgart. He earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2003. He is co-author of the 1st English edition of this book as well as coauthor of the 2nd German edition. Since 2002, he has been working in the transmission development for light commercial vehicle at ZF Friedrichshafen AG, amongst others as project manager for manual, automated and hybrid transmissions. Wolfgang Novak studied mechanical engineering at theUniversität Stuttgart. From 2002–2003 he worked at McLaren Cars Limited as a development engineer for sports car transmissions. Afterwards, he worked as a research assistant of Professor Bernd Bertsche at the drive technology department and he is co-author of the 2nd German edition. He earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2010. Since 2008, he has been working in the transmission development center at Daimler AG in Stuttgart, Germany.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Automotive Transmissions

  • Book Subtitle: Fundamentals, Selection, Design and Application

  • Authors: Harald Naunheimer, Bernd Bertsche, Joachim Ryborz, Wolfgang Novak

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16214-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-16213-8Published: 24 November 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42256-0Published: 11 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-16214-5Published: 09 November 2010

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 717

  • Topics: Automotive Engineering, Machinery and Machine Elements, Engineering Design

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Hardcover Book USD 279.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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