The motor car is over one hundred years old. The suspension is an important part of its design, and there have been many research papers and several books on the topic. However, suspension analysis and design are so complex and bring together so many fields of study that they seem inexhaustible. Certainly, the number of different suspension designs that have been used over the years is consi…
One of the things that I fi nd most interesting about automotive technology is how it advances and changes. It is also interesting that ideas from many years ago often return to favour. In this book I have therefore concentrated on core technologies, in other words how the technology works, rather than giving too many examples from specifi c vehicles. However, I have included some examples of F…
In the beginning, say 115 years ago, a book on vehicle electrics would have been very small. A book on vehicle electronics would have been even smaller! As we continue our drive into the new millennium, the subject of vehicle electrics is becoming ever larger. Despite the book likewise growing larger, some aspects of this topic have inevitably had to be glossed over, or left out. However, the b…