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The Automotive Chassis

Volume 1: Components Design

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Part of the book series: Mechanical Engineering Series (MES)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Wheels, Structures and Mechanisms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-6
    2. Wheels and Tires

      Pages 53-132
    3. Suspensions

      Pages 133-237
    4. Steering System

      Pages 239-268
    5. Braking System

      Pages 269-316
    6. Control Systems

      Pages 317-350
    7. Chassis Structures

      Pages 351-381
  3. Transmission Driveline

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 385-391
    2. Historical Evolution

      Pages 393-423
    3. Manual Gearboxes

      Pages 425-447
    4. Shifting Mechanisms

      Pages 449-459
    5. Start-Up Devices

      Pages 461-487
    6. Synchronizers

      Pages 489-503
    7. Shafts and Joints

      Pages 533-542
    8. Automatic Gearboxes

      Pages 543-592
    9. Design and Testing

      Pages 593-615
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 641-627

About this book

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.

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From the reviews:

"This comprehensive work on the automotive chassis covers a wide range of topics at a high level--both mathematically and in terms of the state-of-the-art in engineering. The first volume treats wheels, suspensions, steering, brakes, and transmissions. … Genta’s extensive teaching experience at the Politecnico di Torino in Italy combined with Morello’s experience as director of vehicle engineering at Fiat allow them to write authoritatively on this topic. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional automotive and mechanical engineering collections." (A. M. Strauss, Choice, Vol. 46 (11), July, 2009)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dipto. Meccanica, Politecnico Torino, Torino, Italy

    Giancarlo Genta

  • Ingegneria dell'Autoveicolo, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy

    Lorenzo Morello

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