Braking of Road Vehicles

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-12-397314-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 1164 g

Starting from the fundamentals of brakes and braking, Braking of Road Vehicles covers car and commercial vehicle applications and developments from both a theoretical and practical standpoint.

Drawing on insights from leading experts from across the automotive industry, experienced industry course leader Andrew Day has developed a new handbook for automotive engineers needing an introduction to or refresh on this complex and critical topic.

With coverage broad enough to appeal to general vehicle engineers and detailed enough to inform those with specialist brake interests, Braking of Road Vehicles is a reliable, no-nonsense guide for automotive professionals working within OEMs, suppliers and legislative organizations.

Zielgruppe

<ul> <li>In the US, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 238,700 mechanical engineers in US employment market, but does not break this number down into automotive engineers and other mechanical engineers.</li> <p> <li>SAE International has a membership of 121,000 engineers and technical experts in aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. The majority of this membership is automotive and attendance at the yearly SAE World Congress is more than 10,000 over three days.</li> <p> <li>According to the UK Department of Trade and Industry, 221,000 people in the UK are employed in the design and manufacture of vehicles and components.</li> </ul> <p>Other sizable communities of automotive engineers internationally can be observed from the membership numbers of the following organizations:</p> <ul> <p> <li>Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE) http://www.jsae.or.jp/ - 42,800 members </li> <p> <li>Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAEINDIA) http://www.saeindia.org/ - 24,157 members</li> <p> <li>Gesellschaft Fahrzeug-und Verkehrstechnik Germany (VDI / FVT) http://www.vdi.de/fvt - 14,960 members</li> <p> <li>The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (KSAE) http://www.ksae.org/ - 2,850 members </li> <p> <li>Associazione Tecnica Dell'Automobile Italy (ATA) http://www.ata.it/ - 2,394 members</li> </ul>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Day, Andrew J

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Fahrzeugtechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau Triebwerkstechnik, Energieübertragung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface - Aims, overview, and acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Friction and friction materials3. Braking system design for passenger cars and light vans4. Braking system design for vehicle and trailer combinations5. Brake design analysis6. Brake system layout design 7. Thermal effects in friction brakes 8. Braking legislation9. Brake testing10. Brake noise and judder 11. Electronic braking systems12. Case studies in the braking of road vehicles

Über Autor(innen)

Day, Andrew J
Andrew Day is the former Dean of the School of Engineering, Design, and Technology, at the University of Bradford, UK and course leader of the university's well-known Braking of Road Vehicles course (widely referred to as 'The Braking Course') for engineers in industry.