Chassis Handbook

Despite the assistance provided by electronic control systems, the latest generation of passenger car chassis still relies heavily on conventional chassis elements. This book examines these conventional elements and their interactions with mechatronic systems within the context of driving dynamics. Chassis fundamentals and design are described in the initial chapters, followed by a practical examination of driving dynamics and detailed descriptions and explanations of modern chassis components. A separate section is devoted to axles and the processes used during axle development. This first English edition features a number of improvements over the latest German edition, including revised illustrations and several updates in the text and list of references.

Introduction - Fundamentals - Driving Dynamics - Chassis Components - Axles- Driving Comfort: Noise Vibration, Harshness (NVH) - Chassis Development -Chassis Innovations - Future Aspects of Chassis Technology

Chassis developers, automotive engineers in the subcontracting and supplier industries, vehicle testing engineers, vehicle assessors and evaluators, chassis experts in vehicle workshops, professors and students at universities and technical colleges.

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Heißing is director of the Chair for Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. Chassis developers, automotive engineers in the subcontracting and supplier industries, vehicle testing engineers, vehicle assessors and evaluators, chassis experts in vehicle workshops, professors and students at universities and technical colleges.
He was a manager for chassis development at Audi for nearly 15 years and still participates in numerous research projects and colloquia for chassis experts. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Metin Ersoy completed his doctorate in Design Systematics at the Technical University of Braunschweig and spent more than 35 years at a managerial level at various companies, including 22 years at ZF Lemförder, wh

In spite of all the assistance offered by electronic control systems, the latest generation of passenger car chassis still relies on conventional chassis elements. With a view towards driving dynamics, this book examines these conventional elements and their interaction with mechatronic systems. First, it describes the fundamentals and design of the chassis and goes on to examine driving dynamics with a particularly practical focus. This is followed by a detailed description and explanation of the modern components. A separate section is devoted to the axles and processes for axle development.With its revised illustrations and several updates in the text and list of references, this new edition already includes a number of improvements over the first edition.

Introduction - Fundamentals - Driving Dynamics - Chassis Components - Axles in the Chassis - Driving Comfort: Noise, Vibration, Harshness (NVH) - Chassis Development - Innovations in the Chassis - Future Aspects of Chassis Technology

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