Overview
- Clear and well-founded introduction to complex commercial vehicle technology
- Understanding modern commercial vehicles
- Understanding the function and structure of today's trucks
Part of the book series: Commercial Vehicle Technology (CVT)
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The aim of this work, consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology that goes into modern commercial vehicles.Starting from the customer's fundamental requirements, the characteristics and systems that define the design of the vehicles are presented knowledgeably in a series of articles, each of which can be read and studied on their own.
This volume, Electrical Systems and Mechatronics, offers an introduction to the mechatronics in a commercial vehicle. The electrical and electronic systems are presented, up to and including the advanced driver assistance systems. The compressed air system and the commercial vehicle brake are explained to give the reader a comprehensive overview, such as is helpful for understanding in training and in practice.Similar content being viewed by others
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The Author
Dr. Michael Hilgers is currently director of the testing center at BFDA and Director for entire vehicle testing for the Mercedes-Benz Business Unit in BFDA. BFDA is a joint venture in China between Daimler Truck and Foton. Before that he was head of a CAE department in Commercial Vehicle Development at Mercedes-Benz Trucks and he headed a department for vehicle Mechatronics at Daimler in Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Electrical Systems and Mechatronics
Authors: Michael Hilgers
Series Title: Commercial Vehicle Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-66718-7
Publisher: Springer Vieweg Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-66717-0Published: 19 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-66718-7Published: 18 May 2023
Series ISSN: 2747-4046
Series E-ISSN: 2747-4054
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: VIII, 87
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Automotive Engineering, Engine Technology