Performance vehicle dynamics : engineering and applications /
Performance Vehicle Dynamics: Engineering and Applications offers an accessible treatment of the complex material needed to achieve level seven learning outcomes in the field. Users will gain a complete, structured understanding that enables the preparation of useful models for characterization and...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Saint Louis :
Elsevier Science,
2017.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Performance Vehicle Dynamics: Engineering and Applications; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Website; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction: Man and Cars; 1.1. The First Wheels; 1.2. Racing Vehicles; 1.3. Road Vehicles; 1.4. Tyres and Rubber; 1.5. Vehicle Dynamics-The Approach Taken in This Book; Chapter 2: Tyres; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Mechanisms of Grip Generation in Tyres; 2.3. Factors Affecting Grip Generation; 2.3.1. Temperature; 2.3.2. Inflation Pressure; 2.3.3. Ambient Conditions; 2.3.4. Tyre Carcass Design; 2.3.5. Compound.
- 2.4. Forces and Moments Generated by Tyres2.4.1. Cornering Force; 2.4.1.1. Slip Angle; 2.4.1.2. Lateral Force Characteristic; 2.4.1.3. Camber Thrust; 2.4.2. Longitudinal Force; 2.4.2.1. Braking Condition; 2.4.2.2. Tractive Condition; 2.4.2.3. Longitudinal Slip Ratio; 2.4.2.4. Further Developments of the Brush Model; 2.4.3. Vertical Force; 2.4.4. Aligning Moment; 2.4.5. Overturning Moment; 2.4.6. Rolling Resistance; 2.5. The Friction Circle; 2.6. Coordinate System; 2.7. Tyre Modelling; 2.8. Tyre Testing; 2.8.1. Tyre Testing Machine With a `Belt�; 2.8.2. Tyre Testing With a `Traile�r
- 2.8.3. The Approach Taken With Direct Wheel Sensors2.9. Questions; 2.10. Directed Reading; 2.11. Learning Projects; 2.12. Internet-Based research and Search Suggestions; Chapter 3: Weight Transfer and Wheel Loads; 3.1. Introduction; 3.1.1. Wheel Loads Under Constant Acceleration; 3.1.2. Wheel Loads Under Constant Braking; 3.1.3. Wheel Loads Under Cornering; 3.1.3.1. Rigid Chassis Model; 3.1.3.2. Torsionally Compliant Chassis Weight Transfer; 3.2. Total Wheel Loads Under Combined Acceleration; 3.2.1. Effect of Aerodynamics; 3.2.2. Roll Over Limit, Skidding Limit; 3.3. Transient Weight Transfer.
- 3.3.1. Roll Transient3.3.2. Weight Transfer From Unsprung Mass; 3.4. Weight Transfer for Maximum Performance; 3.4.1. Straight-Line Acceleration; 3.4.2. Braking; 3.4.3. Cornering; 3.5. Summary; 3.6. Questions; 3.7. Directed Reading; 3.8. Learning Projects; 3.9. Internet-Based Research and Search Suggestions; Chapter 4: Straight-Line Acceleration; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Estimate of Maximum Acceleration Value; 4.3. Straight Line Acceleration Modelling; 4.3.1. Torque and Power; 4.3.2. Rotating and Nonrotating Mass; 4.3.3. Engine Torque and Wheel Torque; 4.3.4. Drag; 4.3.4.1. Aerodynamic Drag.
- 4.3.4.2. Rolling Resistance4.3.5. Coast-Down Test; 4.3.6. Grip Limited Acceleration; 4.3.7. Determination of Vehicle Acceleration With Weight Transfer; 4.3.7.1. Solve Directly; 4.3.7.2. Iterative Approach; 4.4. Methods for the Determination of Straight-Line Acceleration; 4.4.1. Method One-Basic Calculation; 4.4.2. Method Two-Iteration Using Torque Curve and Gear Ratios; 4.4.3. Method Three-Straight Line Acceleration With Weight Transfer, Grip Limit and Inertia; 4.5. Questions; 4.6. Directed Reading; 4.7. Learning Projects; 4.8. Internet-Based Research and Search Suggestions.