Entire Vehicle

2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-662-67069-9
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 64 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 153 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, Entire Vehicle, provides an introduction to the vehicle concept,vehicle variants and the legal framework conditions. The relationships between longitudinal and lateral dynamics are explained in a way that is necessary for understanding both in training and in practice. 

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hilgers, Michael

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Trucks as investment goods.- Entire vehicle.- Comprehensive questions.- Abbreviations and symbols.

Über Autor(innen)

The Authors

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.