Automotive Transmissions

This book gives a full account of the development process for automotive transmissions. It seeks to impart lines of reasoning, demonstrate approaches, and provide comprehensive data for the practical tasks. Much of the content is concerned with aspects of technology and production that are of general validity, and hence of enduring relevance. But there is also a chapter describing various state-of-the-art production designs. The strong market dynamics in recent years is reflected in numerous new transmission types. Major lines of evolution treated in the book include the increasing use of electronics, light-weight construction, and the automation of manual gearboxes. Much of the expertise recorded springs from joint projects with German and international car and gear manufacturers. TOC:- Introduction. - Overview of the Traffic-Vehicle-Transmission System. - Mediating the Power Flow. - Power Conversion: Selecting the Ratios. - Matching Engine and Transmission. - Vehicle Transmission Systems: Basic Design Principles. - Design of Gearwheel Transmisions for Vehicles. - Specification and Design of Shafts. - Gear Shifting Mechanisms, Layout and Design of Synchronisers. - Hydrodynamic Clutches and Torque Converters. - Further Vehicle Design Elements. - Typical Designs of Vehicle Transmissions.- Engine and Transmission Management, Electronics and Information Networking. - Overview of the Development Process, Product Planning and Systematic Engineering Design. - Computer-Aided Transmission Development, Driving Simulation. - Reliability and Testing of Vehicle Transmissions. - Literature. - Index of Companies/Transmissions.