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Island Press Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech
Book Synopsis“The foundation has been laid for fully autonomous,” Elon Musk announced in 2016, when he assured the world that Tesla would have a driverless fleet on the road in 2017. “It’s twice as safe as a human, maybe better.” Promises of techno-futuristic driving utopias have been ubiquitous wherever tech companies and carmakers meet. In Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving, technology historian Peter Norton argues that driverless cars cannot be the safe, sustainable, and inclusive “mobility solutions” that tech companies and automakers are promising us. The salesmanship behind the driverless future is distracting us from investing in better ways to get around that we can implement now. Unlike autonomous vehicles, these alternatives are inexpensive, safe, sustainable, and inclusive. Norton takes the reader on an engaging ride —from the GM Futurama exhibit to “smart” highways and vehicles—to show how we are once again being sold car dependency in the guise of mobility. He argues that we cannot see what tech companies are selling us except in the light of history. With driverless cars, we’re promised that new technology will solve the problems that car dependency gave us—zero crashes! zero emissions! zero congestion! But these are the same promises that have kept us on a treadmill of car dependency for 80 years. Autonorama is hopeful, advocating for wise, proven, humane mobility that we can invest in now, without waiting for technology that is forever just out of reach. Before intelligent systems, data, and technology can serve us, Norton suggests, we need wisdom. Rachel Carson warned us that when we seek technological solutions instead of ecological balance, we can make our problems worse. With this wisdom, Norton contends, we can meet our mobility needs with what we have right now.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Not If but When Chapter 1: Futurama 1: New Horizons Chapter 2: Futurama 2: Magic Highway, USA Chapter 3: Futurama 3: From CenterCore to Demo ’97 Chapter 4: Futurama 4: Autonorama Chapter 5: Data Don’t Drive Conclusion: We Already Have What We Need Acknowledgments About the Author Endnotes Index
£23.40
Atlantic Books Autopia: The Future of Cars
Book SynopsisCars are one of the most significant human creations. They changed our cities. They changed our lives. They changed everything. But in the next thirty years, this technology will itself change enormously. If Google get their way, are we all going to be ferried around in tiny electric bubble-cars? Or will we watch robots race a bionic Lewis Hamilton? And what about the future of classic cars?In Autopia, presenter of The Gadget Show and former executive producer of Top Gear Jon Bentley celebrates motoring's rich heritage and meets the engineers (and coders) who are transforming cars forever. From mobile hotel rooms to electric battery technology; from hydrogen-powered cars to jetpacks, Autopia is the essential guide to the future of our greatest invention. Fully designed with illustrations and photographs, this will be the perfect Christmas gift for car and technology enthusiasts everywhere.Trade ReviewAn interesting read... thorough enough to delight even those who consider themselves to be on the ball with industry developments. * Auto Express *Jon is a passionate, articulate and characteristic car man who has a canny knack of capturing the very essence of the sector I love so much! Exactly what he has done with Autopia. Brilliant. * Ant Anstead, presenter of Channel 4's For the Love of Cars *Jon Bentley is a true petrolhead. In Autopia, Jon makes even complex automotive innovations easy to understand. I couldn't put it down. * Mike Brewer, presenter of Wheeler Dealers *An enjoyable, fact-filled conversation with uncle Jon, taking us on a road trip through the speed bumps and detours on our journey towards an Autopian future. * Edd China, TV presenter and author of Grease Junkie *Intelligent, honest, and extremely interesting. Just like Jon. * Richard Porter, founder of Sniff Petrol, and script editor of The Grand Tour *Fascinating and entertaining. No one is better placed than Jon Bentley to open up the past, present and future of the motor car. * Tiff Needell, former presenter of Top Gear and Fifth Gear *Table of Contents0: Introduction: Why the Car Matters 1: Connected and Autonomous: the Rise of the Robot Cars 2: Sparking Innovation: Alternative Power and the Future of the Internal Combustion Engine 3: Designing the Future: How the Shape of Cars will Change 4: Speeding Ahead: the Future of Performance Cars and Motorsport 5: Hackers and Crash-Test Dummies: Safety and the Age of Automation 6: The Future of the Past: Classic Cars and Enthusiast Drivers 7: Conclusion: Is the Car Dead?
£10.44
Troubador Publishing Carbodies
Book SynopsisA revised new edition of first book by the author Bill Munro on the history of this famous coach-building company.
£35.99
Japonica Press Nuffield, Leyland and Marshall 1948 - 85
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Porter Press International Jaguar XK120 Supersonic by Ghia
Book SynopsisAuthor Richard Heseltine untangles the Ghia Jaguar XK 120 Supersonic’s complicated backstory of British design brilliance and Italian design artistry. He reveals how Ghia wowed the car world with its jet-age styling, and introduces several fascinating characters whose names have peppered the post-war story of Italian car design, engineering and racing. Readers will discover how the original Supersonic was the work of Giovanni Sovanuzzi – the genius designer-engineer famous for the Cisitalia 202. Meanwhile, race team legend Virgilio Conrero was first to put fire in the Supersonic’s belly, while fiery Ghia chief Luigi Segre used the car to woo North America. In-depth background on Carrozzeria Ghia examines the Italian coachbuilder’s efforts to spread across Europe and ‘crack’ the US market. The birth of Supersonic design as an Alfa Romeo-powered GT is covered in great detail, and a fascinating line-up of other Italian-bodied Jaguar XK sports cars are examined and illustrated, as a way to compare and contrast the Supersonic with the work of other accomplished Italian designers. The history of chassis number 679768, is chronicled, recounting its elusive first owner, its lengthy periods hidden from public view, and its status today as the prized centrepiece in a private collection. Stunning contemporary photography of the car is mixed with rare and fascinating archive images.
£31.50
Springer Vieweg Alternative Powertrains and Extensions to the
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Springer Vieweg Transmissions and Drivetrain Design
Book SynopsisTransmissions and drivetrain design.- Transmission.- The clutch.- Propeller shaft(s).- Retarders.- comprehension questions.- Abbreviations and symbols.
£49.49
Dalton Watson Fine Books Cobras
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Speed Read Porsche 911 The History Technology and
Book SynopsisPorsche 911, the latest in Motorbooks' Speed Read series, breaks this immortal rear-engined sports car down into fully illustrated, easy-to-digest portions that neophytes and experts alike will love.Trade Review"...should bring delight to anyone interested in the 911 — be they a newcomer to the model or an established enthusiast." * Porsche Club of America *
£17.09
Motorbooks Corvette Stingray
Book SynopsisGet the official story behind the eighth generation of Chevrolet’s legendary sports car in this licensed book featuring engaging text and photography from GM’s archives and Corvette team members. This updated edition of Corvette Stingray is revised to cover the C8’s latest developments, including the 70th Anniversary model, high-performance Z06, and the all-new hybrid E-Ray. Corvette is Chevrolet’s iconic performance car. Its importance and status in the performance-car world cannot be overstated. Thus each new Corvette generation is sweated by Chevy’s designers, engineers, marketing staff, and executives to ensure that it sets the bar higher than the preceding version. With the eighth generation, Chevrolet did more than raise the bar or move the goalpost—they tore down the stadium and rebuilt it from scratch. For the first time ever in a production version, the
£28.00
Giorgio Nada Editore Ferrari: All The Cars: New enlarged Edition
Book SynopsisThe first and only “virtual gallery” with all or almost all the models produced by the Maranello firm from 1947 to the present day, drawn by an artist of the calibre of Giorgio Alisi. Detailed technical files and texts by Leonardo Acerbi, an established historian of the marque, complete this unique overview of the Prancing Horse and its history. First published in the mid-2000s and reprinted on a number of occasions, Ferrari All the cars reviews, model by model, all the most significant cars produced by the Maranello firm from 1947 to the present day. From the Auto Avio Costruzioni of 1940, the Ferrari precursor, to the 125 S, the first car to carry the Prancing Horse badge and the Ferrari name, through to the latest Portofino, the reader explores unforgettable icons of automotive history. Among them, to mention but a few, are models such as the 250 GTs, the Testa Rossa, the 250 GTO, the 250 Le Mans and the 275 GTB , through to the latest creations, the FF, 488 GTB, California and GTC4 Lusso, by way of the 365 GTB/4 “Daytona”, 512 BB, 308 GTB and many others. Then, naturally, there are all the F1 single-seaters from 1950 to the present day, those that have permitted the Prancing Horse to win 15 World Driver’s Championships and 16 Constructors’ titles, and the unforgettable Sports cars and Prototypes, undisputed protagonists for years in the enthralling endurance classics such as the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Targa Florio. The files on each model are complemented by an accompanying image, brief but pertinent contextual texts and detailed technical specifications. Ferrari All the cars is a unique book allowing you to have a complete history of Ferrari and its unforgettable cars always to hand, an authentic vademecum of the Maranello firm.
£20.40
Elsevier Science Measuring Road Safety with Surrogate Events
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction2. Crashes in Safety Analysis3. Traffic Conflicts as Crash Surrogates4. Techniques and Technologies of Observing Traffic Conflicts5. Studies on the Conflict-Crash Relationship6. Probabilistic Connection of Traffic Conflicts with Crashes7. Estimating Crash Frequency from Traffic Conflicts8. Challenges and Treatments in Estimating Crash Frequency9. Road Departures - Driving Simulator Study10. Right Angle Collisions - A Lesson Learned11. Rear-End Collisions - Naturalistic Driving Study12. Traffic Conflicts of Autonomous Vehicles13. Summary and Future Research Directions
£76.76
Pearson Education Advanced Engine Performance Diagnosis
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£150.11
Dorling Kindersley Ltd The Truck Book
Book SynopsisA celebration of trucks and trucking, from the first motorised wagons to the advent of driverless freight vehicles.Charting decade after decade of innovation and change, The Truck Book is a beautifully illustrated history of trucks, trucking culture, and the romance of the open road.Trucks, lorries, and vans share their origins in the steam wagons of the late 1800s and the invention of the modern combustion engine in the 1870s. As steam power gave way to petrol and diesel engines, trucks evolved and diversified according to their desired purpose - becoming everything from panel vans and pick-up trucks to heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) or construction trucks like log carriers or concrete transporters. They have played a defining role in the wars of the last 100 years, saved lives as ambulances and fire engines, and even provided entertainment in the form of monster trucks.In this book, you will find: -Chapters showcasing every era
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Springer Science+Business Media Cryocoolers 11
Book SynopsisGovernment Cryocooler Development and Test Programs.- Space Stirling Cryocooler Developments.- Long-Life Tactical and Commercial Stirling Coolers.- Long-Life Commercial Pulse Tube Coolers.- Space Pulse Tube Cryocooler Developments.- GM-Type Pulse Tube Coolers for Low Temperatures.- Hybrid Cryocoolers Using Pulse Tubes.- Pulse Tube Analysis and Experimental Measurements.- GM Refrigerator Developments.- Regenerator Analysis and Materials Developments.- Turbo-Brayton Cryocooler Developments.- J-T and Throttle-Cycle Cryocooler Developments.- Sorption Cryocooler Developments.- Sub-Kelvin Refrigerator Developments.- Optical Refrigeration Developments.- Cryocooler Reliability Investigations and Analyses.- Cryocooler Integration Technologies and Materials.- Space Cryocooler Applications.- Commercial Cryocooler Applications.Table of ContentsGovernment Cryocooler Development and Test Programs. Space Stirling Cryocooler Developments. Long Life Tactical, and Commercial Stirling Coolers. Long Life Commercial Pulse Tube Coolers. Space Pulse Tube Cryocooler Developments. GM-Type Pulse Tube Coolers for Low Temperatures. Hybrid Cryocoolers Using Pulse Tubes. Pulse Tube Analysis and Experimental Measurements. GM Refrigerator Developments. Regenerator Analysis and Materials Developments. Turbo-Brayton Cryocooler Developments. J-T and Throttle-Cycle Cryocooler Developments. Sorption Cryocooler Developments. Sub-Kelvin Refrigerator Developments. Optical Refrigeration Developments. Cryocooler Reliability Investigations and Analyses. Cryocooler Integration Technologies and Materials. Space Cryocooler Applications. Commercial Cryocooler Applications. Indexes.
£134.99
National Academies Press Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership Second Report
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Elsevier Science Autonomous and Connected Heavy Vehicle Technology
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION 1 Review articles 1 Lightweight and heavyweight technologies for autonomous vehicles: A survey 2 Cybercrimes and defense approaches in vehicular networks 3 Autonomous driving systems and experiences: A comprehensive survey 4 Applications of blockchain in automated heavy vehicles: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow 5 Eco-routing navigation systems in electric vehicles: A comprehensive survey SECTION 2 Implementation or Simulation-based study for heavy vehicles technologies 6 Automatic vehicle number plate detection and recognition systems: Survey and implementation 7 A secured IoT parking system based on smart sensor communication with two-step user verification 8 Man-and-wife coupling and need for artificially intelligent heavy vehicle technology in The Long, Long Trailer 9 Pulse oximeter-based machine learning models for sleep apnea detection in heavy vehicle drivers 10 Using wavelet transformation for acoustic signal processing in heavy vehicle detection and classification 11 Congestion control mechanisms in vehicular networks: A perspective on Internet of vehicles (IoV) 12 Smart traffic light management system for heavy vehicles 13 Smart automated system for classification of emergency heavy vehicles and traffic light controlling 14 Implementation of a cooperative intelligent transport system utilizing weather and road observation data SECTION 3 Applications and case studies for heavy vehicles technologies 15 Heavy vehicle defense procurement use cases and system design using blockchain technology 16 Cybercriminal approaches in big data models for automated heavy vehicles 17 Modeling fuel economy of connected vehicle based on road dynamics and driving style 18 Conceptual design and computational investigations of fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle for medium-range applications 19 Multi-sensor fusion in autonomous heavy vehicles 20 Smart vehicle accident detection for flash floods
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Elsevier Science Electric Vehicle Tribology
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Road Rollers
Book SynopsisWell-surfaced roads are essential to a growing industrial nation and, as roadmaking in Britain improved from the late eighteenth century, heavy rollers hauled by men or horses were used to compact the surface. Steam power was first used to propel road rollers in the 1860s and thereafter there was rapid development, in parallel with that of the traction engine. This book outlines the development of steam rollers, with some technical details, and illustrates the different types.
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems
Book SynopsisThe 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. It also explains the necessary tools and equipment needed in effective car maintenance and repair, and relevant safety procedures are included throughout. Designed to make learning easier, this book contains: Photographs, flow charts and quick reference tables Detailed diagrams and clear descriptions that simplify the more complicated topics and aid revision Useful features throughout, including definitions, key facts and âsafety firstâ considerations. In full colour and with support materials from the authorâs website (www.automotive-technology.org), this is the guide no student enrolled on an automotive maintenance and repair course should be without.Table of Contents1. Overview and introduction 2. Engine systems 3. Electrical systems 4. Chassis systems 5. Transmission systems 6. Emerging Technologies 7. Automotive Technology Academy
£33.99
CRC Press Automated Driving and Driver Assistance Systems
Book SynopsisAutomated vehicles are poised to revolutionise transportation, yet Advanced Driver Assistance Systems represent the cutting-edge technology of today. Written in accessible language, Automated Driving and Driver Assistance Systems breaks down complex concepts to highlight the integration of existing systems in modern vehicles. Written in line with the UK's Autonomous Vehicles Act (2024) this heavily revised new edition offers practical insights and case studies for an international audience.This book is essential for automotive students at both further education and undergraduate levels, as well as for practising technicians and professionals in the automotive industry.
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Handbook of Human Factors for Automated Connected
Book SynopsisHandbook of Human Factors for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent VehiclesSubject Guide: Ergonomics & Human Factors Automobile crashes are the seventh leading cause of death worldwide, resulting in over 1.25 million deaths yearly. Automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles have the potential to reduce crashes significantly, while also reducing congestion, carbon emissions, and increasing accessibility. However, the transition could take decades. This new handbook serves a diverse community of stakeholders, including human factors researchers, transportation engineers, regulatory agencies, automobile manufacturers, fleet operators, driving instructors, vulnerable road users, and special populations. It provides information about the human driver, other road users, and humanâautomation interaction in a single, integrated compendium in order to ensure that automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles reach their full potential.Features Addresses four major transportation challengesâcrashes, congestion, carbon emissions, and accessibilityâfrom a human factors perspective Discusses the role of the human operator relevant to the design, regulation, and evaluation of automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles Offers a broad treatment of the critical issues and technological advances for the designing of transportation systems with the driver in mind Presents an understanding of the human factors issues that are central to the public acceptance of these automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles Leverages lessons from other domains in understanding human interactions with automation Sets the stage for future research by defining the space of unexplored questions Table of ContentsPreface. Editors. Contributors. 1. Introduction. 2. Automated Driving: Decades of Research and Development Leading to Today’s Commercial Systems. 3. Driver’s Mental Model of Vehicle Automation. 4. Driver Trust in Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicles. 5. Public Opinion About Automated and Self-Driving Vehicles: An International Review. 6. Workload, Distraction, and Automation. 7. Situation Awareness in Driving. 8. Allocation of Function to Humans and Automation and the Transfer of Control. 9. Driver Fitness in the Resumption of Control. 10. Driver Capabilities in the Resumption of Control. 11. Driver State Monitoring for Decreased Fitness to Drive. 12. Behavioral Adaptation. 13. Distributed Situation Awareness and Vehicle Automation: Case Study Analysis and Design Implications. 14. Human Factors Considerations in Preparing Policy and Regulation for Automated Vehicles. 15. HMI Design for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicles. 16. Human–Machine Interface Design for Fitness-Impaired Populations. 17. Automated Vehicle Design for People with Disabilities. 18. Importance of Training for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicle Systems. 19. Connected Vehicles in a Connected World: A Sociotechnical Systems Perspective. 20. Congestion and Carbon Emissions. 21. Automation Lessons from Other Domains. 22. HF Considerations When Testing and Evaluation ACIVs. 23. Techniques for Making Sense of Behavior in Complex Datasets. 24. Future Research Needs and Conclusions.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Wheels and Deals
Book SynopsisThis title was first published in 2001. The emergence and development of automobile production in Australia was a long, drawn out and costly business for car buyers and taxpayers. Wheels and Deals, is the story of some of the causes and effects of Australian Government policies on the local development of one of the most significant industries of the 20th century.Trade Review'... a fascinating and lively account of the development of the automobile manufacturing industry in Australia... an important contribution to Australian economic history... Conlon and Perkins have provided a valuable industry-level study...' Business HistoryTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Automobile Industry in Australia: A century of auto industry policy; False Start: The Early Years of Motoring and Automotive Manufacturing: The supply side; The demand side; The model T Ford in Australia; The tariff and the ’spoke-shave and hammer brigade’; Acceleration: The Accretion Model of Automotive Industry Development in Australia, 1919-1939: Tariffs as a source of revenue; The lobby; The role of the bureaucracy; Industry structure and performance; Tariffs and the ’motorization’ of society; The outcome of interwar ’policy’; Stalled: Politics and Government Policies of the Later 1930s: Trade diversion and the motor vehicle engine bounty proposal; National interest or self interest? Conflict and cooperation among the leading firms; Political conflict and the bounty scheme; War and the Motor Vehicles Agreement Act; A patriotic duty: Australian Consolidated Industries and the so-called monopoly; The end of the affair; Evaluation; The Canadian Connection: Early development of the industry in Canada; Market conditions; Trade barriers and foreign ownership; Trade barriers, automobile production and exports; Evaluation; Britain and Empire: Regaining the Australian market; Australian trade policy in the 1930s; British producers and Australian production; Post-Second World War: From proposal to manufacture: the establishment of an industry; The development of the industry in the 1950s; The local content plans, 1964-1983; The ’Button’ Car Plan and the Post-1992 Environment: A selective look at the post-Button Plan industry; A Summing-up: The 1990s and beyond; How protection shaped the Australian automotive industry in the 20th century; Bibliography; Index.
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Sae Edge Research Report Unsettled Issues Facing Automated Vehicles and
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Sae Edge Research Report Unsettled Issues Regarding Policy Aspects of
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Sae Edge Research Report Unsettled Issues Regarding Communication of
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Echo Point Books & Media Mobile Mansions: Taking Home Sweet Home on the
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Automotive Engine Valve Recession
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£154.76
Japonica Press Fordson Major: Model E27N 1945 - 52
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Advanced Vehicle Dynamics
Book SynopsisThis book covers the principles and applications of vehicle handling dynamics from an advanced perspective in depth. The methods required to analyze and optimize vehicle handling dynamics are presented, including tire compound dynamics, vehicle planar dynamics, vehicle roll dynamics, full vehicle dynamics, and in-wheel motor vehicle dynamics. The provided vehicle dynamic model is capable of investigating drift, sliding, and other over-limit vehicle maneuvers. This is an ideal book for postgraduate and research students and engineers in mechanical, automotive, transportation, and ground vehicle engineering.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Tire Dynamics.- Chapter 2. Vehicle Planar Dynamics.- Chapter 3. Vehicle Roll Dynamics.- Chapter 4. Road Dynamics.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Energy-Efficient and Semi-automated Truck
Book SynopsisThis open access book presents research and evaluation results of the Austrian flagship project “Connecting Austria,” illustrating the wide range of research needs and questions that arise when semi-automated truck platooning is deployed in Austria. The work presented is introduced in the context of work in similar research areas around the world. This interdisciplinary research effort considers aspects of engineering, road-vehicle and infrastructure technologies, traffic management and optimization, traffic safety, and psychology, as well as potential economic effects. The book’s broad perspective means that readers interested in current and state-of-the-art methods and techniques for the realization of semi-automated driving and with either an engineering background or with a less technical background gain a comprehensive picture of this important subject. The contributors address many questions such as: Which maneuvers does a platoon typically have to carry out, and how? How can platoons be integrated seamlessly in the traffic flow without becoming an obstacle to individual road users? What trade-offs between system information (sensors, communication effort, etc.) and efficiency are realistic? How can intersections be passed by a platoon in an intelligent fashion? Consideration of diverse disciplines and highlighting their meaning for semi-automated truck platooning, together with the highlighting of necessary research and evaluation patterns to address such a broad task scientifically, makes Energy-Efficient and Semi-automated Truck Platooning a unique contribution with methods that can be extended and adapted beyond the geographical area of the research reported.Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction & Research Approach.- Research Need: An Overview on Project “Connecting Austria”.- Platooning Around the World.- Research Design & Evaluation Strategies.- Truck Platooning Requirements Analysis.- Part II: Methodology.- Computation Fluid Dynamics Assessment of Truck Platoons.- Simulation of Platoon Dynamics, Optimization & Traffic Effects.- Platoon Control Concepts.- Part III: Simulations, Tests and Demonstrations.- ZalaZone.- Scenario-Based Simulation Studies on Platooning Effects in Traffic.- Fuel Efficiency.- Traffic Measurement for the Intersection Case in Hallein, Austria.- Part IV: Analysis of Results.- Requirements for Truck Platooning from a Road Safety Perspective.- Energy, Fuel & Traffic Efficiency of Platooning.- Business Models, Economy & Innovation.- Truck Drives.- How Platooning Research Enhances the European Innovation System – Even Without Electronically-Coupled Trucks on the Road.- Discussion.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Advances in Engine and Powertrain Research and
Book SynopsisThe book covers a wide range of applied research compactly presented in one volume, and shows innovative engineering solutions for automotive, marine and aviation industries, as well as power generation. While targeting primarily the audience of professional scientists and engineers, the book can also be useful for graduate students, and also for all those who are relatively new to the area and are looking for a single source with a good overview of the state-of-the-art as well as an up-to-date information on theories, numerical methods, and their application in design, simulation, testing, and manufacturing. The readers will find here a rich mixture of approaches, software tools and case studies used to investigate and optimize diverse powertrains, their functional units and separate machine parts based on different physical phenomena, their mathematical representation, solution algorithms, and experimental validation.Table of ContentsDynamics and Vibrations / Tribology and Lubrication.- Combustion / CFD / Emissions / Fuels.- Hybrid and Electrified Powertrains.- Testing / Calibration / Monitoring / Diagnostics.- Manufacturing.
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Springer International Publishing AG Resistance Spot Welding: Fundamentals and Applications for the Automotive Industry
Book SynopsisThe book begins with thorough coverage of Resistance Spot Welding fundamentals and principles, including concepts such as Lobe Curves, contact resistance vs. electrode force, dynamic resistance, heat balance challenges, nugget growth, machine types and power supplies, and electrodes. Subsequent chapters address challenges and approaches to important topics of welding advanced high-strength steels, such as DP, TRIP, TWIP, and Press Hardening Steel, as well as aluminum alloys. Welding issues associated with the various coatings used on these steels are addressed. The final chapters are dedicated to weld quality, monitoring, testing, computational modeling, and common automotive production issues such as the welding of multiple sheet stack-ups and a brief overview of associated codes and standards. The second edition includes updated chapters and additional information, such as expanded information on welding aluminum to steel, a new section on alternative welding and joining methods, and updates on monitoring and control as well as welding issues associated with the latest advanced high-strength steels.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Resistance Spot Welding.- Resistance Spot Welding Process Physics and Fundamentals.- Resistance Spot Welding Machines, Electrodes, and Tooling.- Resistance Spot Welding of Modern Steels and Coated Steels.- Resistance Spot Welding of Aluminum, and Aluminum-to-Steel.- Design and Welding Strength Considerations.- Quality, Testing, Monitoring, and Control.- Production Issues.- Overview of Codes and Standards for Resistance Spot Welding.
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Springer Fundamentals of Automotive Structures and Battery
Book SynopsisFoundation.- How EVs change the story.- Loadcases / performance areas.
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Springer International Publishing AG Hybrid Systems, Optimal Control and Hybrid Vehicles: Theory, Methods and Applications
Book SynopsisThis book assembles new methods showing the automotive engineer for the first time how hybrid vehicle configurations can be modeled as systems with discrete and continuous controls. These hybrid systems describe naturally and compactly the networks of embedded systems which use elements such as integrators, hysteresis, state-machines and logical rules to describe the evolution of continuous and discrete dynamics and arise inevitably when modeling hybrid electric vehicles. They can throw light on systems which may otherwise be too complex or recondite.Hybrid Systems, Optimal Control and Hybrid Vehicles shows the reader how to formulate and solve control problems which satisfy multiple objectives which may be arbitrary and complex with contradictory influences on fuel consumption, emissions and drivability. The text introduces industrial engineers, postgraduates and researchers to the theory of hybrid optimal control problems. A series of novel algorithmic developments provides tools for solving engineering problems of growing complexity in the field of hybrid vehicles.Important topics of real relevance rarely found in text books and research publications—switching costs, sensitivity of discrete decisions and there impact on fuel savings, etc.—are discussed and supported with practical applications. These demonstrate the contribution of optimal hybrid control in predictive energy management, advanced powertrain calibration, and the optimization of vehicle configuration with respect to fuel economy, lowest emissions and smoothest drivability. Numerical issues such as computing resources, simplifications and stability are treated to enable readers to assess such complex systems. To help industrial engineers and managers with project decision-making, solutions for many important problems in hybrid vehicle control are provided in terms of requirements, benefits and risks.Table of ContentsPart I Introduction.- Introduction.- Modeling of Hybrid Vehicles as Cyber-physical Systems.- Optimal Control Preliminaries.- Problem Formulation.- Part II Numerical Solutions.- Optimal Control Solutions Using Indirect Methods.- Optimal Control Solutions Using Direct Methods.- Numerical Algorithms.- Part III Applications.- Advanced Applications.- Predictive Real-time Energy Management.- CO2 Management.
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Springer International Publishing AG Predicting Flow-Induced Acoustics at Near-Stall Conditions in an Automotive Turbocharger Compressor: A Numerical Approach
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Nonlinear Control Systems
Book SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to present a self-contained description of the fun damentals of the theory of nonlinear control systems, with special emphasis on the differential geometric approach. The book is intended as a graduate text as weil as a reference to scientists and engineers involved in the analysis and design of feedback systems. The first version of this book was written in 1983, while I was teach ing at the Department of Systems Science and Mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis. This new edition integrates my subsequent teaching experience gained at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 1987, at the Carl-Cranz Gesellschaft in Oberpfaffenhofen in 1987, at the University of California in Berkeley in 1988. In addition to a major rearrangement of the last two Chapters of the first version, this new edition incorporates two additional Chapters at a more elementary level and an exposition of some relevant research findings which have occurred since 1985.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: Isidori's book is essential for anyone preparing for serious reading or basic research in the differential geometric approach to control theory and will not disappoint those mathematically trained. I have observed its use in the hands of two teachers other than the author; the students enjoyed it and made good use of it later. There is no universal solvent for nonlinear control problems, but the methods presented here are powerful. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 43 (1997) 1043-1044 (Reviewer: David L. Elliott) Table of Contents1. Local Decompositions of Control Systems.- 2. Global Decompositions of Control Systems.- 3. Input-Output Maps and Realization Theory.- 4. Elementary Theory of Nonlinear Feedback for Single-Input Single-Output Systems.- 5. Elementary Theory of Nonlinear Feedback for Multi-Input Multi-Output Systems.- 6. Geometric Theory of State Feedback: Tools.- 7. Geometric Theory of Nonlinear Systems: Applications.- 8. Tracking and Regulation.- 9. Global Feedback Design for Single-Input Single-Output Systems.- A. Appendix A.- A.1 Some Facts from Advanced Calculus.- A.2 Some Elementary Notions of Topology.- A.3 Smooth Manifolds.- A.4 Submanifolds.- A.5 Tangent Vectors.- A.6 Vector Fields.- B. Appendix B.- B.1 Center Manifold Theory.- B.2 Some Useful Properties.- B.3 Local Geometric Theory of Singular Perturbations.- Bibliographical Notes.- References.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 6th International Munich Chassis Symposium 2015: chassis.tech plus
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Effects of Thermal Stimulation during Passive Driver Fatigue
Book SynopsisElisabeth Schmidt investigates the effect of thermal stimulation during passive driver fatigue in a series of driving simulator experiments. Thermal stimulation of the upper body resulted in significantly decreased subjective fatigue ratings as well as an increase in pupil diameter and skin conductance. The effects of different stimulus temperatures, durations, lower leg cooling and repetitive cooling were also examined. The studies show that thermal stimulation of the upper body causes physiological and subjective effects, which can be associated with a short-term sympathetic activation, whereas lower leg cooling does not cause physiological activation.Table of ContentsFatigue Induction in Simulated Driving.- Effect of Thermal Stimuli on Passive Fatigue.- Detection of Fatigue based on Physiological Measurements.- Driver Vitalization through Fatigue-Based Climate Control.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Machine Learning under Malware Attack
Book SynopsisMachine learning has become key in supporting decision-making processes across a wide array of applications, ranging from autonomous vehicles to malware detection. However, while highly accurate, these algorithms have been shown to exhibit vulnerabilities, in which they could be deceived to return preferred predictions. Therefore, carefully crafted adversarial objects may impact the trust of machine learning systems compromising the reliability of their predictions, irrespective of the field in which they are deployed. The goal of this book is to improve the understanding of adversarial attacks, particularly in the malware context, and leverage the knowledge to explore defenses against adaptive adversaries. Furthermore, to study systemic weaknesses that can improve the resilience of machine learning models. Table of ContentsThe Beginnings of Adversarial ML.- Framework for Adversarial Malware Evaluation.- Problem-Space Attacks.- Feature-Space Attacks.- Closing Remarks.
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Springer Vieweg Manipulation of Exhaust Gas Values
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Proceedings of the FISITA 2012 World Automotive Congress: Volume 2: Advanced Internal Combustion Engines (II)
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Proceedings of the FISITA 2012 World Automotive Congress: Volume 13: Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH)
Book SynopsisProceedings of the FISITA 2012 World Automotive Congress are selected from nearly 2,000 papers submitted to the 34th FISITA World Automotive Congress, which is held by Society of Automotive Engineers of China (SAE-China ) and the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies (FISITA). This proceedings focus on solutions for sustainable mobility in all areas of passenger car, truck and bus transportation. Volume 13: Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) focuses on: •Chassis Vibration and Noise Control •Transmission Vibration and Noise Control •Engine Vibration and Noise Control •Body Vibration and Noise Control •Vehicle Vibration and Noise Control •Analysis and Evaluation of In-Car Vibration & Noise •Wind Noise Control Technology •Vibration and Noise Testing Technology Above all researchers, professional engineers and graduates in fields of automotive engineering, mechanical engineering and electronic engineering will benefit from this book. SAE-China is a national academic organization composed of enterprises and professionals who focus on research, design and education in the fields of automotive and related industries. FISITA is the umbrella organization for the national automotive societies in 37 countries around the world. It was founded in Paris in 1948 with the purpose of bringing engineers from around the world together in a spirit of cooperation to share ideas and advance the technological development of the automobile. Table of ContentsChassis Vibration and Noise Control.- Transmission Vibration and Noise Control.- Engine Vibration and Noise Control.- Body Vibration and Noise Control.- Vehicle Vibration and Noise Control.- Analysis and Evaluation of In-Car Vibration & Noise.- Wind Noise Control Technology.- Vibration and Noise Testing Technology.- Other.
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