Book description
The powertrain is at the heart of vehicle design; the engine - whether
it is a conventional, hybrid or electric design - provides the motive
power, which is then managed and controlled through the transmission and
final drive components. The overall powertrain system therefore defines
the dynamic performance and character of the vehicle.
The design of the powertrain has conventionally been tackled by
analyzing each of the subsystems individually and the individual
components, for example, engine, transmission and driveline have
received considerable attention in textbooks over the past decades.
The key theme of this book is to take a systems approach - to look at
the integration of the components so that the whole powertrain system
meets the demands of overall energy efficiency and good drivability.
Vehicle Powertrain Systems provides a thorough description and
analysis of all the powertrain components and then treats them
together so that the overall performance of the vehicle can be
understood and calculated. The text is well supported by practical
problems and worked examples. Extensive use is made of the
MATLAB(R) software and many example programmes for vehicle
calculations are provided in the text.
Key features:
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Structured approach to explaining the fundamentals of
powertrain engineering
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Integration of powertrain components into overall vehicle design
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Emphasis on practical vehicle design issues
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Extensive use of practical problems and worked examples
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Provision of MATLAB(R) programmes for the reader
to use in vehicle performance calculations
This comprehensive and integrated analysis of vehicle powertrain
engineering provides an invaluable resource for undergraduate and
postgraduate automotive engineering students and is a useful reference
for practicing engineers in the vehicle industry
