Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Handbook

Manfred Ploechl, Gianpiero Mastinu

History of Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics


Masao Nagai


Part I Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization in Vehicle


System Dynamics


Vehicle Models and Equations of Motion


Werner Schiehlen


Simulation Algorithms and Software Tools


Martin Arnold


Nonlinear Solid Mechanics with Finite Elements


Anna Pandolfi


Nonlinear Vehicle Dynamics


Hans True


Controls and Identification


Stefan Jakubek and Martin Kozek


Actuators and Sensors


Yoshihiro Suda


Optimization of Ground Vehicle Systems


Massimiliano Gobbi and Panos Y Papalambros


Fatigue and Structural Durability of Automotive Components


Thomas Bruder, Holger Hanselka, Rudiger Heim, Heinz Kaufmann,


Michael Kieninger, Jurgen Nuffer, and Cetin M Sonsino


Reliability Assessment of Mechatronic Devices in Vehicles


Bernd Bertsche, Jochen Gang, Holger Hanselka, Soong-Oh Han,


Jurgen Nuffer, and Kai Wolf


Part II Vehicle Concepts and Aerodynamics


Conceptual Design of Road Vehicles Related to Dynamics


Giampiero RM Mastinu


Off-Road Vehicles (Wheeled and Tracked)


Gunter H Hohl


Motorcycles and Three-Wheeled Vehicles


Robin S Sharp


Race Cars: Frame, Suspension, Aerodynamics


Andrea Toso


Race Cars: Braking System


Carlo Maria Domenico Cantoni and Giorgio Previati


Aerodynamics and Vehicle Dynamics


Andreas Wagner


Part III Pneumatic Tires and Contact Wheel-Road/Off-Road


Tire as a Vehicle Component


Hans B Pacejka


Pneumatic Tire Models: The Detailed Mechanical Approach


Michael Gipser


Pneumatic Tire: Construction and Testing


Maurizio Boiocchi and Giuseppe Matrascia


Mechanics of Off-Road Vehicle-Terrain Interaction: Terramechanics


Jo Y Wong


Part IV Modeling of Vehicle Subsystems


Suspension Systems


Wolfgang Matschinsky


Active and Semiactive Suspension Systems


Davor Hrovat, H Eric Tseng, Michael Fodor, and Jahan Asgari


Driveline


Andreas Laschet, Ferit Kucukay


Brake System Dynamics


Carlo Maria Domenico Cantoni, Riccardo Cesarini,


Giampiero RM Mastinu, Giorgio Previati, and Roberto Sicigliano


Steering System


Ichiro Kageyama


Structural and Dynamic Problems in Car Body Design


Giovanni Belingardi and Massimiliano Avalle


Part V Vehicle Dynamics and Active Safety


Basics of Longitudinal and Lateral Vehicle Dynamics


Manfred Ploechl, Peter Lugner, and Johannes Edelmann


Detailed Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis of Vehicle Dynamics


Dieter Ammon


Ride Comfort and Road Holding


Karl Popp


Control of Horizontal Vehicle Motion


Anton van Zanten


Active and Semiactive Suspension Control


Davor Hrovat


Integrated Controls


Masato Abe


Dynamics of Heavy Commercial Vehicles and Buses


John Aurell


Dynamics of Off-Road Vehicles


Jo Y Wong


Motorcycle Handling Dynamics


Robin S Sharp


Part VI Man-Vehicle Interaction


Vehicle Comfort


Karl Siebertz


Subjective and Objective Evaluations of Car Handling and Ride


Gwanghun Gim


Driver Models in Automobile Dynamics Application


Manfred Ploechl and Johannes Edelmann


Part VII Intelligent Vehicle Systems


Automatic Lateral Vehicle Control


Huei Peng


Longitudinal Control


Paul Fancher and Charles MacAdam


Part VIII Road Accident Reconstruction and Passive Safety


Analysis and Reconstruction of Road Accidents


Horst Ecker


Automotive Structural Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection


Jorge Ambrosio


Index