Research for Automotive Engineering

Based on the author’s 15 years of experience in field experimentation on wheel-soil dynamics, the book describes methods and devices for soil stress and deformation measurements and presents numerical data from full-scale field experiments.

This volume addresses fundamental engineering problems including how to investigate the effect of different driveline systems on the properties of vehicles and how to determine the optimal characteristics of the driveline system and its power-dividing units (PDUs) and design it for a specific vehicle to ensure high level of vehicle dynamics, energy efficiency, and performance.

Electric and hybrid vehicles are now the present, not the future. This straightforward and highly illustrated full-colour textbook is endorsed by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and introduces the subject for further-education and undergraduate students as well as technicians and workshop owners, with sections for drivers who are interested to know more.

Along with 25 new real-life case studies, this fifth edition of Advanced Automotive Fault Diagnosis includes new content on diagnostic tools and equipment: VCDS, decade boxes, scanners, pass-through, sensor simulators, break-out boxes, multimeter updates for HV use, and more.

Automotive Technician Training is the definitive student textbook for automotive engineering. It covers all the theory and technology sections that students need to learn in order to pass levels 1, 2 and 3 automotive courses. It is recommended by the Institute of the Motor Industry and is ideal for courses and exams run by other awarding bodies.

As electrical and electronic systems become increasingly more complex and fundamental to the workings of modern vehicles, understanding these systems is essential for automotive technicians. For students new to the subject, this book helps develop this knowledge, and assists experienced technicians in keeping up with recent technological advances.

The third edition of Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems concentrates on core technologies to provide the essential information required to understand how different vehicle systems work. It gives a complete overview of the components and workings of a vehicle from the engine through to the chassis and electronics.

Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology, Fourth Edition, provides a complete text and reference to the design, construction and operation of the many and varied components of modern motor vehicles, including the knowledge needed to service and repair them. This book gives incomparable coverage of both cars and heavier vehicles, featuring over 1000 illustrations.

An engineering system contains multiple components that interconnect to perform a specific task. Starting from basic fundamentals through to advanced applications, this book thoroughly explains the inner workings of an engineering system.

The revised and updated seventh edition of this best-selling reference manual on vehicle body repair brings the book up to date for the current body repair trade. It serves as a comprehensive guide covering the qualifications required by the modern student and apprentice, as well as providing the CPD essential for all working professionals.

Presents the basic electrical principles, physics, chemistry, use of rare earth elements, batteries, charging, and operation of motor controllers of EVs, along with policies and economics pertinent to the transition from hydrocarbon to electric-powered vehicles.

Covers continuous and discrete control, logic control and hybrid control systems for production processes and engineered systems.

Introduces principles and practices in modern automotive systems, presenting innovative methods to master future vehicle complexities.

Discusses basic principles and operational procedures of automotive manufacturing processes, material selection and troubleshooting.

Explores electrified and automated vehicles, conventional powertrain drawbacks, and advanced driver-assistance systems and driverless technologies.

Provides foundational principles and techniques that underpin precision design, reflecting decades of international research in precision engineering.