Automotive technology and trades

In this book, the authors highlight multiple aspects of and views on comprehensive automotive interior comfort for future mobility.

This book explores the part that electric vehicles can play in reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

This book explores computational fluid dynamics applied to ship hydrodynamics and provides guidelines for the future developments in the field based on the Tokyo 2015 Workshop.

This book focuses on smart results in the field of smart automotive mobility concentrating on (semi-)autonomous cars.

This volume explains the dramatic effect of cross-correlations in forming the structural response of aircraft in turbulent excitation, ships in rough seas, cars on irregular roads, and other dynamic regimes.

This book gathers together papers presented at the 26th IAVSD Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, held on August 12 - 16, 2019, at the Lindholmen Conference Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden.

In this monograph, the authors demonstrate how the integration of adaptability, operability, and re-configurability in the design of complex systems is indispensable for the further digitization of engineering systems in smart manufacturing.

This textbook draws on the authors' experience gained by teaching courses for engineering students on e.

This textbook draws on the authors' experience gained by teaching courses for engineering students on e.

The Magnesium Technology Symposium, the event on which this collection is based, is one of the largest yearly gatherings of magnesium specialists in the world.

This book presents deep analysis of machine control for different applications, focusing on its implementation in embedded systems.

This textbook offers a comprehensive review of tractor design fundamentals.

This book presents an up-to-date overview on the main classes of metallic materials currently used in aeronautical structures and propulsion engines and discusses other materials of potential interest for structural aerospace applications.

This book elaborates the science and engineering basis for energy-efficient driving in conventional and autonomous cars.

This is the sixth volume of a sub series on Road Vehicle Automation published within the Lecture Notes in Mobility.

This book focuses on the latest applications of nonlinear approaches in engineering and addresses a range of scientific problems.

Fault Diagnosis of Dynamic Systems provides readers with a glimpse into the fundamental issues and techniques of fault diagnosis used by Automatic Control (FDI) and Artificial Intelligence (DX) research communities.

This monograph focuses on the design of optimal reference governors using model predictive control (MPC) strategies.

The book summarizes the main results of the the project ENABLE-S3 covering the following aspects: validation and verification technology bricks (collection and selection of test scenarios, test executions envionments incl.

This volume collects selected papers of the 5th CESA Automotive Electronics Congress, Paris, 2018.

This book covers the principles and applications of vehicle handling dynamics from an advanced perspective in depth.

This book presents the state of the art, challenges and future trends in automotive software engineering.

This book deals with in-cylinder pressure measurement and its post-processing for combustion quality analysis of conventional and advanced reciprocating engines.

Robust and Fault-Tolerant Control proposes novel automatic control strategies for nonlinear systems developed by means of artificial neural networks and pays special attention to robust and fault-tolerant approaches.

This well-established book on injury biomechanics has been extensively revised and expanded for this new edition.

This book focuses on the design of a multi-criteria automated vehicle longitudinal control system as an enhancement of the adaptive cruise control system.

This book describes the modelling and optimisation of vibration reduction systems in an integrated fashion using nonlinear equations of motion.

This volume brings together scientific experts in different areas that contribute to the railway track and transportation engineering challenges, evaluate the state-of-the-art, identify the shortcomings and opportunities for research and promote the interaction with the industry.

This monograph focuses on the design of optimal reference governors using model predictive control (MPC) strategies.

The volumes includes selected and reviewed papers from the 2nd ETA Conference on Energy and Thermal Management, Air Conditioning and Waste Heat Recovery in Berlin, November 22-23, 2018.

Intelligent Control of Connected Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles presents the development of real-time intelligent control systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, which involves control-oriented modelling, controller design, and performance evaluation.

This book elaborates the science and engineering basis for energy-efficient driving in conventional and autonomous cars.

This book presents an analysis of the existing surveys in the literature of batteries, chargers, control systems, battery management systems, plugs, sockets, drives, and fuel-cell-based and plug-in smart electric and hybrid vehicles.

Robust and Fault-Tolerant Control proposes novel automatic control strategies for nonlinear systems developed by means of artificial neural networks and pays special attention to robust and fault-tolerant approaches.

Driverless cars are the future.

Driverless cars are the future.

The book discusses cutting-edge technologies, advancements in processing techniques, and real-world applications of composite materials in diverse fields such as structural engineering, aerospace, automobiles, and defense.

The book discusses cutting-edge technologies, advancements in processing techniques, and real-world applications of composite materials in diverse fields such as structural engineering, aerospace, automobiles, and defense.

This one-stop Mega Reference eBook brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the automotive field.

The automotive industry currently faces huge challenges.

This book presents a comprehensive treatment of both functional and decorative textiles used in the automotive industry including seat covers, headliners, airbags, seat belts and tyres.

The 998 A-Series powers Minis and Metros in particular.

At last - a practical handbook on how to choose and operate datalogging equipment and get the full benefit from what it tells you.

Full details on camshafts, camshaft timing, valve springs and cylinder head options and modifications.

Expert practical advice from an experienced race engine builder on how to build a V8 short engine block for high performance use using mainly stock parts - including crankshaft and rods.

The Ferrari 250GT Berlinettas are undeniably beautiful and, arguably, the greatest Ferrari racing cars ever built.

All you could want to know about the most famous and popular high performance sidedraught carbs.

There is something special about Alfa Romeo cars which can't be defined precisely but is, perhaps, best described as a vitality that creates a symbiosis between driver and machine: a oneness that no other marque seems to replicate.