Synopses & Reviews
All about automotive engineering in a pocketbook
* Basic principles: physics, materials, machine parts, joining and bonding techniques
* Vehicle physics: basic terms of automotive engineering, motor-vehicle dynamics, vehicle acoustics
* Internal-combustion engines: gasoline engine, diesel engine, turbochargers and superchargers, exhaust-gas system
* Emission-control and diagnosis legislation
* Management for spark-ignition engines: manifold injection, gasoline direct injection, alternative gasoline-engine operation
* Management for diesel engines: common rail
* Alternative drives: hybrid drive, fuel cell
* Chassis systems: suspension, wheel suspensions, steering, brake systems
* Active safety: antilock braking system, driving-dynamics control system
* Lighting equipment
* Automotive electrics: vehicle electrical systems, starter batteries, electrical machines, alternators