Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Handbook

Featuring contributions from leading experts, the Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Handbook provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage of all the major issues involved in road vehicle dynamic behavior. While the focus is on automobiles, this book also highlights motorcycles, heavy commercial vehicles, and off-road vehicles.

The authors of the individual chapters, both from automotive industry and universities, address basic issues, but also include references to significant papers for further reading. Thus the handbook is devoted both to the beginner, wishing to acquire basic knowledge on a specific topic, and to the experienced engineer or scientist, wishing to have up-to-date information on a particular subject. It can also be used as a textbook for master courses at universities.

The handbook begins with a short history of road and off-road vehicle dynamics followed by detailed, state-of-the-art chapters on modeling, analysis and optimization in vehicle system dynamics, vehicle concepts and aerodynamics, pneumatic tires and contact wheel-road/off-road, modeling vehicle subsystems, vehicle dynamics and active safety, man-vehicle interaction, intelligent vehicle systems, and road accident reconstruction and passive safety.

• Provides extensive coverage of modeling, simulation, and analysis techniques
• Surveys all vehicle subsystems from a vehicle dynamics point of view
• Focuses on pneumatic tires and contact wheel-road/off-road
• Discusses intelligent vehicle systems technologies and active safety
• Considers safety factors and accident reconstruction procedures
• Includes chapters written by leading experts from all over the world

This text provides an applicable source of information for all people interested in a deeper understanding of road vehicle dynamics and related problems.

History of Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics. Part I Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization in Vehicle System Dynamics. Vehicle Models and Equations of Motion. Simulation Algorithms and Software Tools. Nonlinear Solid Mechanics with Finite Elements. Nonlinear Vehicle Dynamics. Controls and Identification. Actuators and Sensors. Optimization of Ground Vehicle Systems. Fatigue and Structural Durability of Automotive Components. Reliability Assessment of Mechatronic Devices in Vehicles. Part II Vehicle Concepts and Aerodynamics. Conceptual Design of Road Vehicles Related to Dynamics. Off-Road Vehicles (Wheeled and Tracked). Motorcycles and Three-Wheeled Vehicles. Race Cars: Frame, Suspension, Aerodynamics. Race Cars: Braking System. Aerodynamics and Vehicle Dynamics. Part III Pneumatic Tires and Contact Wheel-Road/Off-Road. Tire as a Vehicle Component. Pneumatic Tire Models: The Detailed Mechanical Approach. Pneumatic Tire: Construction and Testing. Mechanics of Off-Road Vehicle–Terrain Interaction: Terramechanics. Part IV Modeling of Vehicle Subsystems. Suspension Systems. Active and Semiactive Suspension Systems. Driveline. Brake System Dynamics. Steering System. Structural and Dynamic Problems in Car Body Design. Part V Vehicle Dynamics and Active Safety. Basics of Longitudinal and Lateral Vehicle Dynamics. Detailed Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis of Vehicle Dynamics. Ride Comfort and Road Holding. Control of Horizontal Vehicle Motion. Active and Semiactive Suspension Control. Integrated Controls. Dynamics of Heavy Commercial Vehicles and Buses. Dynamics of Off-Road Vehicles. Motorcycle Handling Dynamics. Part VI Man–Vehicle Interaction. Vehicle Comfort. Subjective and Objective Evaluations of Car Handling and Ride. Driver Models in Automobile Dynamics Application. Part VII Intelligent Vehicle Systems. Automatic Lateral Vehicle Control. Longitudinal Control. Part VIII Road Accident Reconstruction and Passive Safety. Analysis and Reconstruction of Road Accidents. Automotive Structural Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection. Index.