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This introduction to automotive engineering gives freshmen ideas about this technology and is subdivided in parts that cover all facets of the automobile, including legal and economic aspects related to industry and products, product configuration and fabrication processes, historic evolution and future developments. The first part describes how motor vehicles were invented and evolved into the present product in more than 100 years of development, showing not only a historical perspective, but the many solutions that were applied (and could be applied again) to solve basic problems of vehicle engineering. This part also briefly describes the evolution of automotive technologies and market, including production and development processes. The second part deals with the description and function analysis of all car subsystems, such as: vehicle body; chassis, including wheels, suspensions, brakes and steering mechanisms; diesel and gasoline engines; electric motors, batteries, fuel cells, hybrid propulsion systems; driveline, including manual and automatic gearboxes. It also addresses many non-technical issues that influence vehicle design and production, such as social and economic impact of vehicles, market, regulations, particularly on pollution and safety. In spite of the difficulty in forecasting the paths that will be taken by automotive technology, the third part looks toward the future. It is not meant to make predictions, but to discuss the trends of automotive research and innovation and to see possible paths that may be taken to solve the many problems that are open or expected in the future. The book is completed by two appendices about the contribution of computers in designing cars, particularly the car body and outlining fundamentals of vehicle mechanics, including aerodynamics, longitudinal (acceleration and braking) and transversal (path control) motion.

The Motor Car

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Front Cover.
Other Frontmatter.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright.
Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
Contents.
Acronyms.
1: Past.
2: Introduction to Part I.
3: Body and Car Architecture.
4: Chassis.
5: Powertrain.
6: The Technologies of Automobiles.
7: Present.
8: Economic Figures.
9: Regulations.
10: Body.
11: Chassis.
12: Engine.
13: Transmission.
14: Alternative Powertrains.
15: Future.
16: Introduction to Part III.
17: Energy and Environmental Issues.
18: The Impact of New Technologies.
19: Ground Vehicles in a Longer Perspective.
Body Vehicle Design Process.
Basics on Vehicle Dynamics.
References.
Index.

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The Motor Car