The automotive chassis : engineering principles : chassis and vehicle overall, wheel suspensions and types of drive, axle kinematics and elastokinematics, steering, springing, tyres, construction and calculations advice.

This comprehensive overview of chassis technology presents an up-to-date picture for vehicle construction and design engineers in education and industry. The book acts as an introduction to the engineering design of the automobile's fundamental mechanical systems. Clear text and first class dia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reimpell, Jörnsen
Other Authors: Stoll, Helmut, 1948-, Betzler, Jürgen W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Butterworth Heinemann, 2001.
Edition:2nd ed. /
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Nomenclature and units * Types of acclerating and wheel suspension * Tyres and wheels * Dynamics of axle and flexible components * Steering linkage * Springs and damping * Chassis and centre of gravity.
  • Types of suspension and drive
  • Tyres and wheels
  • Wheel travel and elastokinematics
  • Steering
  • Springing
  • Chassis and vehicle overall.