Reza N. Jazar

eBook, PDF

Vehicle Dynamics (eBook, PDF)

Theory and Application

Beschreibung

This textbook is appropriate for senior undergraduate and first year graduate students in mechanical and automotive engineering. The contents in this book are presented at a theoretical-practical level. It explains vehicle dynamics concepts in detail, concentrating on their practical use. Related theorems and formal proofs are provided, as are real-life applications. Students, researchers and practicing engineers alike will appreciate the user-friendly presentation of a wealth of topics, most notably steering, handling, ride, and related components.

This book also:

Illustrates all key concepts with examples

Includes exercises for each chapter

Covers front, rear, and four wheel steering systems, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different steering schemes

Includes an emphasis on design throughout the text, which provides a practical, hands-on approach

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 13MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Reza N. Jazar is an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Manhattan College. His main research areas are nonlinear dynamics, robotics, control, and MEMs. He's written extensively on many diverse topics in applied mathematics and mechanical engineering. He is also the author of Theory of Applied Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics and Control and regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses in mechanical engineering.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Seitenzahl: 1066
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461485445
• Artikelnr.: 43783908

Rezensionen

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2017

"This work remains one of the best organized and pedagogically sound treatments of the dynamics of vehicles available. It is well suited for a course in vehicle dynamics for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in mechanical engineering. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above." (A. M. Strauss, Choice, Vol. 55 (4), December, 2017)