Innovations in Automotive Transmission Engineering

The automotive transmission plays a vital role in the vehicle powertrain, yet in an optimum operation environment it is invisible to the customer. This report examines the technological innovations in transmission design that contribute to important overall vehicle characteristics such as fuel economy, vehicle performance, quality and reliability.

This book is a reference providing background and solid supportive data for the manager and engineer with responsibility for directing the application of the transmission in vehicle design concepts. Historical information is briefly reviewed as a basis for the state of development of future transmissions.

Topics Covered:

• Transmission Types
• Gearing the Transmission
• Transmission Controls
• Performance Attributes
• Transmission Efficiency and Internal Component Power Losses
• Harnessing Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH)
• and more

Acknowledgments
Preface

Chapter 1 : Some History!
Chapter 2 : The Transmission in Its Environment
Chapter 3 : The Transmission : An Integral Part of the Vehicle Powertrain
Chapter 4 : Transmission Types
Chapter 5 : Gearing the Transmission
Chapter 6 : The Clutches of Change
Chapter 7 : Transmission Controls
Chapter 8 : Performance Attributes
Chapter 9 : Transmission Power Needs
Chapter 10 : Transmission Efficiency and Internal Component Power Losses
Chapter 11 : Harnessing Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH)
Chapter 12 : The Transmission Is “Cool”
Chapter 13 : Transmission Fluid and Lubrication
Chapter 14 : Transmission Sealing Considerations
Chapter 15 : Transmission Life Cycle and Sustainable Development
Chapter 16 : The Measurables
Chapter 17 : The “New” Transmission

Appendix A : Significant Transmission Innovations
List of Acronyms
About the Author