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- Written with an emphasis on the physical meaning and application of concepts
- Uses a “fact-reason-application” structure: the “fact” is the main subject introduced in each section, the “reason” is the proof, and the “application” is examined in examples
- Covers modeling, analysis, and optimization of multi-body dynamics
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Vehicle Motion
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Front Matter
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Vehicle Kinematics
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Front Matter
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Vehicle Dynamics
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Front Matter
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Vehicle Vibration
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Front Matter
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About this book
The contents are kept at a theoretical-practical level, with a strong emphasis on application. This third edition has been reduced by 25%, to allow for coverage over one semester, as opposed to the previous edition that needed two semesters for coverage. The textbook is composed of four parts:
- Vehicle Motion: covers tire dynamics, forward vehicle dynamics, and driveline dynamics
- Vehicle Kinematics: covers applied kinematics, applied mechanisms, steering dynamics, and suspension mechanisms
- Vehicle Dynamics: covers applied dynamics, vehicle planar dynamics, and vehicle roll dynamics
- Vehicle Vibration: covers applied vibrations, vehicle vibrations, and suspension optimization
Vehicle dynamics concepts are covered in detail, with a concentration on their practical uses. Also provided are related theorems and formal proofs, along with case examples. Readers appreciate the user-friendly presentation of the science and engineering of the mechanical aspects of vehicles, and learn how to analyze and optimize vehicles’ handling and ride dynamics.
Keywords
- Kinematic and four-wheel steering
- Engine and gearbox dynamics
- Planar vehicle dynamics
- Tire and vehicle dynamics
- Traction and brake force distribution
- Optimal drive distribution
- Brake force distribution
- Tireprint forces and tire force system
- Couplar point curve
- Lagrangean mechanics
- Rigid vehicle Newton-Euler dynamics
Reviews
Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2017
“This work remains one of the best organized and pedagogically sound treatments of the dynamics of vehicles available. It is well suited for a course in vehicle dynamics for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in mechanical engineering. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (A. M. Strauss, Choice, Vol. 55 (4), December, 2017)
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Reza N. Jazar
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Vehicle Dynamics
Book Subtitle: Theory and Application
Authors: Reza N. Jazar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53441-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53440-4Published: 08 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85155-6Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53441-1Published: 22 May 2017
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XXIV, 988
Number of Illustrations: 292 b/w illustrations, 311 illustrations in colour
Topics: Automotive Engineering, Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Mechanical Engineering