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Vehicle Dynamics

Theory and Application

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  • Illustrates all key concepts with examples
  • Includes exercises for each chapter
  • Covers front, rear, and four wheel steering systems, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different steering schemes
  • Includes an emphasis on design throughout the text, which provides a practical, hands-on approach

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Tire and Rim Fundamentals

    • Reza N. Jazar
    Pages 1-36
  3. Vehicle Motion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
    2. Forward Vehicle Dynamics

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 39-97
    3. Tire Dynamics

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 99-177
    4. Driveline Dynamics

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 179-229
  4. Vehicle Kinematics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
    2. ⋆ Applied Kinematics

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 233-317
    3. Applied Mechanisms

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 319-385
    4. Steering Dynamics

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 387-495
    5. Suspension Mechanisms

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 497-565
  5. Vehicle Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 567-567
    2. ⋆ Applied Dynamics

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 569-630
    3. Vehicle Planar Dynamics

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 631-739
    4. ⋆ Vehicle Roll Dynamics

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 741-793
  6. Vehicle Vibration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 795-795
    2. Applied Vibrations

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 797-889
    3. Vehicle Vibrations

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 891-938
    4. Suspension Optimization

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 939-984
    5. ⋆ Quarter Car Model

      • Reza N. Jazar
      Pages 985-1026

About this book

This textbook is appropriate for senior undergraduate and first year graduate students in mechanical and automotive engineering. The contents in this book are presented at a theoretical-practical level. It explains vehicle dynamics concepts in detail, concentrating on their practical use. Related theorems and formal proofs are provided, as are real-life applications. Students, researchers and practicing engineers alike will appreciate the user-friendly presentation of a wealth of topics, most notably steering, handling, ride, and related components.

This book also:

Illustrates all key concepts with examples

Includes exercises for each chapter

Covers front, rear, and four wheel steering systems, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different steering schemes

Includes an emphasis on design throughout the text, which provides a practical, hands-on approach

Reviews

From the book reviews:

Selected by Choice magazine as an "Outstanding Academic Title" for 2014

“This book is geared to both upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in mechanical engineering or engineering mechanics. … this work is one of the most well-organized and best presentations of this type of material that this reviewer has seen. … a useful acquisition for libraries serving students in vehicle dynamics programs and libraries serving professionals in the field; it will be particularly valuable for libraries that do not own the original edition. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (G. E. Johnson, Choice, Vol. 51 (11), July, 2014)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora, Australia

    Reza N. Jazar

About the author

Reza N. Jazar is an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Manhattan College. His main research areas are nonlinear dynamics, robotics, control, and MEMs. He's written extensively on many diverse topics in applied mathematics and mechanical engineering. He is also the author of Theory of Applied Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics and Control and regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses in mechanical engineering.

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