The Automotive Chassis

CONTENTS, ABOUT THE AUTHORS, FOREWORD, PREFACE, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, LIST OF SYMBOLS, I WHEELS, STRUCTURES AND MECHANTSMS, INTRODUCTION TO PART I, 1 HISTORICAL EVOLUTION, 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Rigid axle mechanical linkages 1.3 The independent suspension mechanical linkages 1.4 Wheels and tires 1.5 Brakes 1.6 Chassis frame 2 WHEELS AND TIRES2.1 Description2.2 Tire operation2.3 Rolling radius2.4 Rolling resistance2.5 Static Forces2.6 Longitudinal Force2.7 Cornering forces2.8 Interaction between longitudinal2.9 Outline on dynamic behavior2.10 Testing 3 SUSPENSIONS3.1 Introduction3.2 Independent suspensions3.3 Semi-independent suspensions3.4 Rigid axle suspensions3.5 Industrial vehicle suspensions3.6 Design and testing 4 STEERING SYSTEM4.1 Introduction4.2 Steering mechanism4.3 Rack and pinion steering box4.4 Screw and sector steering box4.5 Steering column4.6 Power steering4.7 Design and testing 5 BRAKING SYSTEM5.1 Introduction5.2 Car brakes5.3 Industrial vehicle brakes5.4 Design and testing 6 CONTROL SYSTEMS6.1 Steering control6.2 Brake control6.3 Suspension control 7 CHASSIS STRUCTURES7.1 Underbody7.2 Subframe7.3 Industrial vehicle frames7.4 Structural tasks and side forces7.5 Structural design7.6 Structural testing 8 TRANSMISSION DRIVELINE, INTRODUCTION TO PART H, HISTORICAL EVOLUTION8.1 Manual gearbox8.2 Friction clutches8.3 Automatic gearboxes 9 MANUAL GEARBOXES9.1 Manual gearbox classification9.2 Mechanical efficiency9.3 Manual automobile gearboxes9.4 Manual gearboxes for industrial vehicles10 SHIFTING MECHANISMS10.1 Internal shifting mechanisms10.2 External shifting mechanisms11 START-UP DEVICES11.1 Friction clutch11.2 Start-up devices for automatic gearboxes. 12 SYNCHRONIZERS12.1 Description12.2 Design criteria 13 DIFFERENTIALS AND FINAL DRIVES13.1 Differentials and final drives13.2 All wheel drive transfer boxes13.3 Outline of differential theory13.4 Types of self-locking differentials13.5 Differential effect on vehicle dynamics 14 SHAFTS AND JOINTS14.1Propeller

This is a reference book in automotive technology, as far as the automotive chassis (i.e. everything that is inside a vehicle except the engine and the body) is concerned. The book is a result of a decade of work sponsored by the FIAT group.