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High speed off-road vehicles : suspensions, tracks, wheels and dynamics /
A concise reference that provides an overview of the design of high speed off-road vehicles High Speed Off-Road Vehicles is an excellent, in-depth review of vehicle performance in off-road conditions with a focus on key elements of the running gear systems of vehicles. In particular, elements such a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons,
2018.
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| Colección: | Automotive series
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Table of Contents; Dedication; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Tracked Vehicle Running Gear and Suspension Systems; 1.1 General Arrangement; 1.2 Transverse Torsion Bars; 1.3 Coil Springs; 1.4 Hydrogas Suspensions; 1.5 Dampers; References; Chapter 2: Vehicle Track Systems; 2.1 Link Tracks; 2.2 Flexible Tracks; References; Chapter 3: Tracked Vehicle Suspension Performance: Modelling and Testing; 3.1 Human Response to Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) and Shock; 3.2 Terrain Profiles; References; Chapter 4: Controllable Suspensions; 4.1 Height and Attitude Control.
- 4.2 Actively Controlled Damping (Semi-Active Suspensions)4.3 Active Suspension Systems; 4.4 DERA Active Suspension Test Vehicles; 4.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Wheeled Vehicle Drivelines and Suspensions; 5.1 Unarmoured Vehicles; 5.2 Armoured Vehicles; 5.3 Interconnected Suspensions; References; Chapter 6: Wheeled Vehicle Suspension Performance; 6.1 Quarter-Car Model; 6.2 Wheelbase Filter; 6.3 DROPS Truck Ride Measurements; Reference; Chapter 7: Steering Performance of Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles; 7.1 Tracked Vehicles; 7.2 Comparing Skid and Ackermann Steered Wheeled Vehicles.
- Appendix A: Equations of MotionAppendix B: Power Flow Equations; References; Chapter 8: Soft-Soil Performance of Wheeled and Tracked Vehicles; 8.1 Basic Requirements; 8.2 Models for Soft Cohesive Soils; 8.3 Models for Dry Frictional Soils; 8.4 Space Efficiency of Running Gear Systems for Armoured Vehicles; 8.5 Tractive Force-Slip Relationship for Tyres in Soft Cohesive Soils; References; Chapter 9: Effect of Free, Locked and Limited-Slip Differentials on Traction and Steering Performance; 9.1 Types of Lockable and Limited-Slip Differentials.
- 9.2 Relationships for Frictional Limited-Slip Differentials9.3 Traction Performance; 9.4 Steering Performance on a Road Surface; Reference; Chapter 10: Articulated Vehicles; 10.1 Articulated Tracked Vehicles; 10.2 Articulated Wheeled Vehicles; References; Chapter 11: Vehicle Rollover Behaviour; 11.1 Basic Considerations; 11.2 Methods to Reduce the Likelihood of Rollover; 11.3 Truck Rollover: A Case Study; References; Notation; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index; End User License Agreement.