Auto Suspension and Steering Technology


Book Description

Auto Suspension and Steering provides a thorough explanation of the design, construction, and operation of these modern vehicle systems. Basic theory is followed by detailed instructions for logically diagnosing, repairing, and replacing suspension and steering components. Use of the latest diagnostic equipment for troubleshooting is emphasized. This text is a valuable resource for anyone who needs a thorough understanding of today s automotive suspension and steering systems, including those preparing for ASE Certification Test A4, Suspension and Steering. The text is correlated to the Suspension and Steering section of the NATEF Task List. Detailed information on troubleshooting and servicing electronically controlled suspension and steering systems is included. Wheel alignment procedures are covered in depth. Optional digital platform including premium online text, shop manual, workbook, videos, animations, instructional content, and course management tools is available. "




Automotive Steering and Suspension


Book Description

Automotive Steering and Suspension, published as part of the CDX Master Automotive Technician Series, arms students with the basic knowledge and skills they need to accomplish a variety of tasks in the shop. Taking a “strategy-based diagnostics” approach, this book helps students master technical trouble-shooting in order to address the problem correctly on the first attempt.







Auto Suspension and Steering


Book Description

Auto Suspension and Steering provides a thorough explanation of the design, construction, and operation of these modern vehicle systems. Basic theory is followed by detailed instructions for logically diagnosing, repairing, and replacing suspension and steering components. Use of the latest diagnostic equipment for troubleshooting is emphasized. This text is a valuable resource for anyone who needs a thorough understanding of today's automotive suspension and steering systems, including those preparing for ASE Certification Test A4, Suspension and Steering. The text is correlated to the Suspension and Steering section of the NATEF Task List. Detailed information on troubleshooting and servicing electronically controlled suspension and steering systems is included. Wheel alignment procedures are covered in depth. Optional digital platform including premium online text, shop manual, workbook, videos, animations, instructional content, and course management tools is available.




Car Suspension and Handling


Book Description

Through appendices and diagrams, Car Suspension and Handling, 4th Edition outlines the purpose and history of vehicle suspension systems, while defining the basic parameters of suspension geometry. In addition, the book delves into human sensitivity to vibration, and offers data on durability, tire background information, steering calculations and suspension calculations.




Auto Suspension and Steering


Book Description

Helps the student obtain the knowledge and hands-on skills needed to successfully diagnose, service, and repair all types of automotive suspension and steering systems




Auto Suspension and Steering, A4


Book Description

Auto Suspension and Steering helps the student obtain the knowledge and hands-on skills needed to successfully diagnose, service, and repair all types of automotive suspension and steering systems. It has been carefully designed so pertinent components and operating principles are fully explained before troubleshooting and repair procedures are discussed.




Suspension Geometry and Computation


Book Description

Revealing suspension geometry design methods in unique detail, John Dixon shows how suspension properties such as bump steer, roll steer, bump camber, compliance steer and roll centres are analysed and controlled by the professional engineer. He emphasizes the physical understanding of suspension parameters in three dimensions and methods of their calculation, using examples, programs and discussion of computational problems. The analytical and design approach taken is a combination of qualitative explanation, for physical understanding, with algebraic analysis of linear and non-linear coefficients, and detailed discussion of computer simulations and related programming methods. Includes a detailed and comprehensive history of suspension and steering system design, fully illustrated with a wealth of diagrams Explains suspension characteristics and suspension geometry coefficients, providing a unique and in-depth understanding of suspension design not found elsewhere. Describes how to obtain desired coefficients and the limitations of particular suspension types, with essential information for suspension designers, chassis technicians and anyone else with an interest in suspension characteristics and vehicle dynamics. Discusses the use of computers in suspension geometry analysis, with programming techniques and examples of suspension solution, including advanced discussion of three-dimensional computational geometry applied to suspension design. Explains in detail the direct and iterative solutions of suspension geometry.




Vehicle Suspension Systems and Electromagnetic Dampers


Book Description

This book describes the development of a new analytical, full-vehicle model with nine degrees of freedom, which uses the new modified skyhook strategy (SKDT) to control the full-vehicle vibration problem. The book addresses the incorporation of road bank angle to create a zero steady-state torque requirement when designing the direct tilt control and the dynamic model of the full car model. It also highlights the potential of the SKDT suspension system to improve cornering performance and paves the way for future work on the vehicle’s integrated chassis control system. Active tilting technology to improve vehicle cornering is the focus of numerous ongoing research projects, but these don’t consider the effect of road bank angle in the control system design or in the dynamic model of the tilting standard passenger vehicles. The non-incorporation of road bank angle creates a non-zero steady state torque requirement.




Steering Handbook


Book Description

This edited volume presents basic principles as well as advanced concepts of the computational modeling of steering systems. Moreover, the book includes the components and functionalities of modern steering system, which are presented comprehensively and in a practical way. The book is written by more than 15 leading experts from the automotive industry and its components suppliers. The target audience primarily comprises practicing engineers, developers, researchers as well as graduate students who want to specialize in this field.