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Research into the manufacture of lightweight automobiles is driven
by the need to reduce fuel consumption to preserve dwindling
hydrocarbon resources without compromising other attributes such as
safety, performance, recyclability and cost. Materials, design and
manufacturing for lightweight vehicles will make it easier for
engineers to not only learn about the materials being considered
for lightweight automobiles, but also to compare their
characteristics and properties. Part one discusses materials for
lightweight automotive structures with chapters on advanced steels
for lightweight automotive structures, aluminium alloys, magnesium
alloys for lightweight powertrains and automotive structures,
thermoplastics and thermoplastic matrix composites and thermoset
matrix composites for lightweight automotive structures. Part two
reviews manufacturing and design of lightweight automotive
structures covering topics such as manufacturing processes for
light alloys, joining for lightweight vehicles, recycling and
lifecycle issues and crashworthiness design for lightweight
vehicles. With its distinguished editor and renowned team of
contributors, Materials, design and manufacturing for lightweight
vehicles is a standard reference for practicing engineers involved
in the design and material selection for motor vehicle bodies and
components as well as material scientists, environmental
scientists, policy makers, car companies and automotive component
manufacturers.
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Power Sources, Models,
Sustainability, Infrastructure and the Market reviews the
performance, cost, safety, and sustainability of battery systems
for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs),
including nickel-metal hydride batteries and Li-ion batteries.
Throughout this book, especially in the first chapters, alternative
vehicles with different power trains are compared in terms of
lifetime cost, fuel consumption, and environmental impact. The
emissions of greenhouse gases are particularly dealt with. The
improvement of the battery, or fuel cell, performance and
governmental incentives will play a fundamental role in determining
how far and how substantial alternative vehicles will penetrate
into the market. An adequate recharging infrastructure is of
paramount importance for the diffusion of vehicles powered by
batteries and fuel cells, as it may contribute to overcome the
so-called range anxiety."" Thus, proposed battery charging
techniques are summarized and hydrogen refueling stations are
described. The final chapter reviews the state of the art of the
current models of hybrid and electric vehicles along with the
powertrain solutions adopted by the major automakers.
Tribological Processes in Valvetrain Systems with Lightweight
Valves: New Research and Modelling provides readers with the latest
methodologies to reduce friction and wear in valvetrain systems-a
severe problem for designers and manufacturers. The solution is
achieved by identifying the tribological processes and phenomena in
the friction nodes of lightweight valves made of titanium alloys
and ceramics, both cam and camless driven. The book provides a set
of structured information on the current tribological problems in
modern internal combustion engines-from an introduction to the
valvetrain operation to the processes that produce wear in the
components of the valvetrain. A valuable resource for teachers and
students of mechanical or automotive engineering, as well as
automotive manufacturers, automotive designers, and tuning
engineers.
Industries have had to quickly and continuously adjust their
strategies in recent years to remain relevant and desirable. The
automotive industry in particular has grown exponentially since its
inception. In order for this industry to evolve with the changing
times and appropriately utilize emerging technologies, further
study on the new models and practices within the manufacturing
process is required. Examining a New Automobile Global
Manufacturing System considers emerging automobile manufacturing
practices for the strengthening of automobile corporate management
in advanced companies and discusses key changes within corporate
management strategies and management technology for the automotive
industry. Covering a range of critical topics such as production
systems, teaching strategies, and design models, this reference
work is ideal for manufacturers, managers, researchers, scholars,
practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students.
Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies from the
Aerospace and Automotive Industries provides a thorough
understanding of the reasons materials fail in certain situations,
covering important scenarios, including material defects,
mechanical failure as a result of improper design, corrosion,
surface fracture, and other environmental causes. The book begins
with a general overview of materials failure analysis and its
importance, and then logically proceeds from a discussion of the
failure analysis process, types of failure analysis, and specific
tools and techniques, to chapters on analysis of materials failure
from various causes. Later chapters feature a selection of newer
examples of failure analysis cases in such strategic industrial
sectors as aerospace, oil & gas, and chemicals.
Considering the ever-rising costs of traditional fuel paired and
the increasing scarcity of its resources, it s easy to see why
exploring renewable fuels has become an increasingly critical goal
for engineers, researchers, and end-users alike. However, due to
the great diversity of technologies, policies, and attitudes, it
can be difficult to gain a good well-rounded understanding of these
types of fuels. "Renewable Motor Fuels: The Past, the Present and
the Uncertain Future" presents an opportunity to gain an insightful
understanding of all the key aspects of alternative automotive
fuels in one book. Author Arthur Brownstein describes various
sources of renewable motor fuels (including ethanol, algae,
isobutanol, natural gas, and battery power) and their production
processes, specific properties, and economic
advantages/disadvantages. This comprehensive coverage of such an
important topic is crucial for anyone with an interest in renewable
fuels, from researchers to engineers to end-users.
Presents a clear overview on a variety renewable motor fuel
technologies, balancing history, technology, and policyProvides the
status of current and developing renewable motor fuel technologies
and their uses worldwideDiscusses the competitive economics of
renewable fuel processes and their respective market interactions"
Welding and Joining of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS): The
Automotive Industry discusses the ways advanced high strength
steels (AHSS) are key to weight reduction in sectors such as
automotive engineering. It includes a discussion on how welding can
alter the microstructure in the heat affected zone, producing
either excessive hardening or softening, and how these local
changes create potential weaknesses that can lead to failure. This
text reviews the range of welding and other joining technologies
for AHSS and how they can be best used to maximize the potential of
AHSS.
Batteries are a necessary part of a low-emission energy system, as
they can store renewable electricity and assist the grid.
Utility-scale batteries, with capacities of several to hundreds of
MWh, are particularly important for condominiums, local grid nodes,
and EV charging arrays. However, such batteries are expensive and
need to be monitored and managed well to maintain capacity and
reliability. Artificial intelligence offers a solution for
effective monitoring and management of utility-scale batteries.
This book systematically describes AI-based technologies for
battery state estimation and modeling for utility-scale Li-ion
batteries. Chapters cover utility-scale lithium-ion battery system
characteristics, AI-based equivalent modeling, parameter
identification, state of charge estimation, battery parameter
estimation, offer samples and case studies for utility-scale
battery operation, and conclude with a summary and prospect for
AI-based battery status monitoring. The book provides practical
references for the design and application of large-scale
lithium-ion battery systems. AI for Status Monitoring of
Utility-Scale Batteries is an invaluable resource for researchers
in battery R&D, including battery management systems and
related power electronics, battery manufacturers, and advanced
students.
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access to any online entitlements included with the product. BUILD,
CONVERT, OR BUY A STATE-OF-THE-ART ELECTRIC VEHICLEThoroughly
revised and expanded, Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Third
Edition, is your go-to guide for converting an internal combustion
engine vehicle to electric or building an EV from the ground up.
You'll also find out about the wide variety of EVs available for
purchase and how they're being built. This new editiondetails all
the latest breakthroughs, including AC propulsion and regenerative
braking systems, intelligent controllers, batteries, and charging
technologies. Filled with updated photos, this cutting-edge
resource fully describes each component--motor, battery,
controller, charger, and chassis--and provides illustrated,
step-by-step instructions on how to assemble all the parts.
Exclusive web content features currentsupplier and dealer lists.
Custom-built for environmentalists, engineers, students, hobbyists,
and mechanics, this hands-on guide puts you in the fast lane toward
a cost-effective, reliable green machine. Build Your Own Electric
Vehicle, Third Edition, covers: Environmental impact and energy
savings The best EV for you--purchase trade-offs, conversion
trade-offs, and conversion costs Chassis and design Different types
of electric motors and controllers Lithium EV batteries Chargers
and electrical systems EV builds and conversions Licensing and
insuring your EV Driving and maintenance List of manufacturers and
dealers regularly updated on website
Author Daniel E. Williams, an industry professional with more 30
years of experience in chassis control systems from concept to
launch, brings this experience and his unique approach to readers
of Generalized Vehicle Dynamics. This book makes use of
nomenclature and conventions not used in other texts. This
combination allows the derivation of complex vehicles that roll
with multiple axles, any of which can be steered, to be directly
predicted by manipulation of a generalized model. Similarly the
ride characteristics of such a generalized vehicle are derived.
This means the vehicle dynamic behavior of these vehicles can be
directly written from the results derived in this work, and there
is no need to start from Newton's Second Law to create such
insight. Using new and non-standard conventions allows wider
applicability to complex vehicles, including autonomous vehicles.
Generalized Vehicle Dynamics is divided into two main sections-ride
and handling-with roll considered in both. Each section concludes
with a case study that applies the concepts presented in the
preceding chapters to actual vehicles. Chapters include Simple
Suspension as a Linear Dynamic System, The Quarter-Car Model, The
Pitch Plane Model, The Roll Plane Mode, Active Suspension to
Optimize Ride, Handling Basics, Reference Frames, New Conventions,
Two-Axle Yaw Plane Model, Rear Axle Steering and Lanekeeping,
Two-Axle Vehicles that Roll, Three-Axle Vehicle Dynamics,
Generalized Multi-Axle Vehicle Dynamics and Automated Vehicle
Architecture from Vehicle Dynamics. "A fresh and more inclusive
book that lays out much new material in vehicle dynamics." - L.
Daniel Metz, Ph.D.
Energy Efficiency of Vehicles educates readers about energy and the
environment and the relationship between the energy we use and the
environment. The world is at a point in time when people need to
make very important decisions about energy in the next few decades.
This book enables readers to utilize our scientific knowledge to
make good rational decisions. Energy Efficiency of Vehicles
provides information on: Calculations related to energy, power, and
efficiency, and the impact of using different types of energy on
the environment. Environmental consequences of consuming energy.
Models related to impact of city driving on the energy efficiency
and fuel economy of cars and trucks.
This new edition of the highly successful Light Vehicle Maintenance
and Repair Level 2 workbook provides complete coverage of the
National Occupational Standards at Level 2 as set by the IMI and
has been reviewed by Roy Brooks, the highly acclaimed author of the
first edition. The easy to use, easy to follow format makes this
the perfect companion for the course, for use in class and while
carrying out practical tasks. Learners will be inspired by the
full-colour diagrams and images illustrating key techniques and the
Tip Boxes, weblinks, activities and questions will ensure learners
have full understanding of all the essential information.
This book will be of great interest to any professional engineer or
automotive engineering student working on off-road vehicles.
Reflecting the increase in off-road vehicle production and
development ? recreational, agricultural, construction, military ?
this book equips readers with all of the necessary knowledge to
successfully design and model off-road vehicle systems, and
provides a comprehensive introduction to terramechanics, the
mechanics of vehicle/terrain interaction.
?The only book to cover the principles of off-road vehicle and
terrain engineering, a rapidly developing sector that includes
SUVs, tractors and agricultural vehicles, military vehicles, and
construction equipment
?Covers the latest developments in the field, including the latest
computer-aided methods employed in the development of new
generation of high-mobility off-road vehicles in Europe, North
America and Asia.
?Ideal for professional reference and course reference by students,
with new detailed worked design examples, case studies, and
accompanying problems and solutions.
This book offers an intuitive approach to random processes and
educates the reader on how to interpret and predict their behavior.
Premised on the idea that new techniques are best introduced by
specific, low-dimensional examples, the mathematical exposition is
easier to comprehend and more enjoyable, and it motivates the
subsequent generalizations. It distinguishes between the science of
extracting statistical information from raw data--e.g., a time
series about which nothing is known a priori--and that of analyzing
specific statistical models, such as Bernoulli trials, Poisson
queues, ARMA, and Markov processes. The former motivates the
concepts of statistical spectral analysis (such as the
Wiener-Khintchine theory), and the latter applies and interprets
them in specific physical contexts. The formidable Kalman filter is
introduced in a simple scalar context, where its basic strategy is
transparent, and gradually extended to the full-blown iterative
matrix form.
Do you enjoy listening to music while driving? Do you find radio
traffic information indispensable? Do you appreciate the moments of
your drive in which you can listen to or sing along with whatever
you like? This book shows how we created auditory privacy in cars,
making them feel sound and safe, even though automobiles were
highly noisy things at the beginning of the twentieth century. It
explains how engineers in the automotive industry found pride in
making car engines quieter once they realized that noise stood for
inefficiency. It follows them as they struggle against sounds
audible within the car after the automobile had become a closed
vehicle. It tells how noise-induced fatigue became an issue once
the car became a mass means for touring across the country. It
unravels the initial societal concerns about the dangers of car
radio and what it did to drivers' attention span. It explores how
car drivers listened to their cars' engines to diagnose car
problems, and appreciated radio traffic information for avoiding
traffic jams. And it suggests that their disdain for the
ever-expanding number of roadside noise barriers made them long for
new forms of in-car audio entertainment. This book also allows you
to peep behind the scenes of international standardization
committees and automotive test benches. What did and does the
automotive industry to secure the sounds characteristic for their
makes? Drawing on archives, interviews, beautiful automotive ads,
and literature from the fields of cultural history, science and
technology studies, sound and sensory studies, this book unveils
the history of an everyday phenomenon. It is about the sounds of
car engines, tires, wipers, blinkers, warning signals, in-car audio
systems and, ultimately, about how we became used to listen while
driving.
The science and technology of materials in automotive engines
provides an introductory text on the nature of the materials used
in automotive engines. It focuses on reciprocating engines, both
four and two stroke, with particular emphasis on their
characteristics and the types of materials used in their
construction. The book considers the engine in terms of each
specific part: the cylinder, piston, camshaft, valves, crankshaft,
connecting rod and catalytic converter. The materials used in
automotive engines are required to fulfil a multitude of functions.
It is a subtle balance between material properties, essential
design and high performance characteristics. The science and
technology of materials in automotive engines describes the
metallurgy, chemical composition, manufacturing, heat treatment and
surface modification of these materials. It also includes
supplementary notes that support the core text.
The book is essential reading for engineers and designers of
engines, as well as lecturers and graduate students in the fields
of automotive engineering, machine design and materials science
looking for a concise, expert analysis of automotive materials.
Provides a detailed introduction to the nature of materials used in
automotive enginesEssential reading for engineers, designers,
lecturers and students in automotive engineeringWritten by a
renowned expert in the field
The book includes the best articles presented by researchers,
academicians and industrial experts at the International Conference
on "Innovative Design and Development Practices in Aerospace and
Automotive Engineering (I-DAD 2018)". The book discusses new
concept in designs, and analysis and manufacturing technologies for
improved performance through specific and/or multi-functional
design aspects to optimise the system size, weight-to-strength
ratio, fuel efficiency and operational capability. Other aspects of
the conference address the ways and means of numerical analysis,
simulation and additive manufacturing to accelerate the product
development cycles.Describing innovative methods, the book provides
valuable reference material for educational and research
organizations, as well as industry, wanting to undertake
challenging projects of design engineering and product development.
This book covers emerging energy storage technologies and material
characterization methods along with various systems and
applications in building, power generation systems and thermal
management. The authors present options available for reducing the
net energy consumption for heating/cooling, improving the thermal
properties of the phase change materials and optimization methods
for heat storage embedded multi-generation systems. An in-depth
discussion on the natural convection-driven phase change is
included. The book also discusses main energy storage options for
thermal management practices in photovoltaics and phase change
material applications that aim passive thermal control. This book
will appeal to researchers and professionals in the fields of
mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical
engineering, renewable energy, and thermodynamics. It can also be
used as an ancillary text in upper-level undergraduate courses and
graduate courses in these fields.
This is the fifth volume of a sub series on Road Vehicle Automation
published within the Lecture Notes in Mobility. Like in previous
editions, scholars, engineers and analysts from all around the
world have contributed chapters covering human factors, ethical,
legal, energy and technology aspects related to automated vehicles,
as well as transportation infrastructure and public planning. The
book is based on the Automated Vehicles Symposium which was hosted
by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Association for
Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) in San Francisco,
California (USA) in July 2017.
Lithium air rechargeable batteries are the best candidate for a
power source for electric vehicles, because of their high specific
energy density. In this book, the history, scientific background,
status and prospects of the lithium air system are introduced by
specialists in the field. This book will contain the basics,
current statuses, and prospects for new technologies. This book is
ideal for those interested in electrochemistry, energy storage, and
materials science.
The Story of Porsche is a compact and beautifully designed review
of the iconic car manufacturer. From the alluring curves to the
powerful engineering, Porsche has been synonymous with both luxury
and race car manufacturing for more than 90 years. In The Story of
Porsche, every component of the legendary brand's success is
studied and celebrated, from turbulent beginnings to its ascent to
the summit of car design and construction. Blending heritage with
innovation and brand identity with creativity, Porsche has produced
some of the most beloved models of sport and luxury car alike. From
the timeless designs of the 911 and Carrera, to the dynamism of the
917, the fabled marque has instilled class and faultless
engineering into each and every one of its creations. With 19
victories at Le Mans, Porsche has also proved itself to be as
successful on the racetrack as it is on the streets; revered,
respected and treasured in equal measure. These victories on both
the podium and in the marketplace are rendered here in stunning
detail through insightful text and exceptional photography. This is
a story packed with blind corners and steep climbs, in a package
that will sit perfectly on any Porsche fan's bookshelf.
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