Vocational Vehicles and Applications

2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-662-67074-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 60 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 146 g

Reihe: Commercial Vehicle Technology

The aim of this work, consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology that goes into modern commercial vehicles.

Starting from the customer's fundamental requirements, the characteristics and systems that define the design of the vehicles are presented knowledgeably in a series of articles, each of which can be read and studied on their own. 

This volume, Vocational Vehicles and Applications, discusses the bodies and trailers that are added to a commercial vehicle to make it fit for purpose. Bodies, trailers and specific equipment packages are explained. It offers an excellent overview for readers who are undergoing training and those who are working in the field.

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hilgers, Michael

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Vocational Vehicles and Applications.- Purpose-specific vehicle preparation by the vehicle manufacturer.- Bodies.- Trailers and semitrailers.- Equipment for typical truck functional sectors.- Abbreviations and symbols.

Über Autor(innen)

The Author

Dr. Michael Hilgers is currently director of the testing center at BFDA and Director for entire vehicle testing for the Mercedes-Benz Business Unit in BFDA. BFDA is a joint venture in China between Daimler Truck and Foton. Before that he was head of a CAE department in Commercial Vehicle Development at Mercedes-Benz Trucks and he headed a department for vehicle Mechatronics at Daimler in Germany.