This latest edition and successor to the well-known German language handbook last published by Professors Heinrich Buschmann and Paul Koessler is widely considered to be one of the most comprehensive encyclopedias of vehicle systems and design.
Featuring more extensive coverage than other comparable publications, it contains:
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information on automotive design and applications
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Over 40 subject matter experts focusing on specific automotive topics
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Information on powertrains, electronics, vehicle safety and future materials
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Extensive figures, drawings, illustrations and formulas
In addition to gathering the most comprehensive information on automotive engineering technology, editors Hans-Hermann Braess and Ulrich Seiffert focus on balancing theory and practice and ensure they are communicated in a synergistic manner. Because of this desirable balance, more than 40 well-known authorities from the automotive and supplier industries engaged as contributors, and - although this text is based primarily on the writings of German authors - the global nature of the automobile industry ensures that its contents have worldwide applicability.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Mobility
Chapter 2 : Requirements and Conflicting Goals
Chapter 3 : Vehicle Physics
Chapter 4 : Shapes and New Concepts
Chapter 5 : Powerplants
Chapter 6 : Body
Chapter 7 : Suspension
Chapter 8 : Electrical and Electronic Components and Systems
Chapter 9 : Materials and Manufacturing Methods
Chapter 10 : The Product Creation Process
Chapter 11 : Traffic and the Automobile - How can this go on?
Chapter 12 : Outlook - Where do we go from here?
Author Index
Company Index
Keyword Index
About the Editors
