An introduction to modern vehicle design. (2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Julian Happian-Smith.
• Editors: Happian-Smith, Julian
• Contents: Automotive engineering develsearch tag=504n materials and their incorporation into vehicle design * The manufacturing challenge for automotive designers * Body design * Chassis design and analysis * Crashworthiness and its influence on vehicle design * Noise vibration and harshness * Occupant accommodation: and ergonomics approach * Suspension systems and their components * Control systems in automobiles * The design of engine characteristics for vehicle use * Transmissions * Braking systems * Failure prevention - the role of endurance and durability studies in the design and manufacture of reliable vehicles * Future trends in automobile design.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 629.231; Automobiles -- Design and construction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080523040; 0080523048
• Related ISBNs: 0750650443
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.