Automotive Technology Books

Hillier's famous text is now available as three brand new volumes. Endorsed by the IMI, Book 1 has been completely revised and updated, yet retains the valued explanations of traditional motor vehicle technology. It includes the new developments in mechanical systems now filtted to today's automobile and embraces electronic systems that are an everyday part of a technician's work.

Suitable for both the student and practising engineer, this book covers various aspects from lead acid and alternative batteries to fuel cells and hybrid vehicles, Static and Dynamic Safety, and Wheels and Tyres. It contains information on the developments in computer-aided control over both braking and traction.

Completely revised and updated, Hillier's famous text is now available as three separate volumes. Book 2 concentrates on Powertrain management systems: Engine management (petrol and diesel) and transmission management (manual and automatic).

Offers information on the design, construction and operation of the many varied components of modern motor vehicles, including the knowledge needed to service and repair them. This book provides coverage of both cars and heavier vehicles, featuring over 1000 illustrations.

Highlighting requirements, technologies, and business models, this title gives an overview of automotive electronic systems. It presents methodological and technical solutions in the areas of in-vehicle architectures, multipartner development processes, software engineering methods, embedded communications, and safety and dependability assessment.

Covers the particular automotive design approach required for hybrid/electrical drive vehicles. This book explores the dramatic departures in structural configuration necessary for purpose-designed electric vehicle. It also provides a review of the design process in the electric hybrid drive and energy storage systems.

This text provides comprehensive and detailed coverage of the various elements, considerations, and procedures which are involved in the design of vehicle bodywork and the systems that are built into them.

V8 Monocoque Cars 1964 to 1968 Continues to reveal from access to factory records and key personnel the tortured history of Britian's most emotionally charged and passionately operated Formula 1 racing team.

Improve the power and performance of your Pony car! Detailed chapters cover: performance history, rebuilding your engine, induction system & cylinder heads, camshaft & valvetrain, exhaust, electronics & ignition, transmission & driveline, handling & suspension, tires & wheels, brakes, bodywork mods, interior, tuning & rebuilding specs, and more. Expert tips to set your Mustang up for hot street ..

In this edition of the classic automotive electronics text, the author has revisited and revised all aspects of this rapidly developing technology. Adapted and expanded to meet all the requirements of motor vehicle NVQs at levels 2 and 3, this is the definitive student text.

Gives you the component-by-component coverage you need to convert your gas-guzzler to a clean-running electric powered vehicle. This book begins with a history of electric vehicles and the advances in EV technology, and describe every component - from motor to chassis - showing how to put them all together to create a working vehicle.

Includes expanded papers from the third biennial DSPinCARS held in Istanbul in June 2007. This book covers topics such as: improved vehicle safety; safe driver assistance systems; smart vehicles; wireless LAN-based vehicular location information processing; and, EEG emotion recognition systems.

Completely revised and updated, Hillier's famous text is now available as three separate volumes. Book 3 concentrates on chassis and body electronics. These new books provide in-depth coverage of both traditional and modern vehicle systems and incorporate all of the latest technological changes.

With its highly readable text and stunning illustrations, this masterpiece of a book tells the story of the creation, evolution and exploitation of the V12 engine.

Optimising fuel and ignition systems. Contains a free PC floppy disk.

Teaches readers how to evaluate their engines and how to assess what work you can undertake yourself, and what is best left to a specialist. Armed with little more than a set of files, you can make profound changes to the output power of a two-stroke.

Choosing and buying a kit, custom painting, and fabricating and buying components - this book is a step-by-step how-to guide for anyone building a kit chopper.

A reference book in automotive technology, as far as automotive chassis is concerned. It deals with the design of automotive components and the various aspects of the design of a vehicle as a system.

The latest edition of this best-selling text comprehensively covers the essential knowledge requirements of the NVQ/SVQ in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair, Modern Apprenticeships and other similar courses. Taking the form of a workbook, this marketleading text is an ideal course companion. The workbook format allows essential information to be recorded in the text, which provides students with an .

This volume presents an integrated approach of the common fundamentals of rail and road vehicles based on multibody system dynamics, rolling wheel contact and control system design. The mathematical methods presented allow an efficient and reliable analysis of the resulting state equations, and may also be used to review simulation results from commercial vehicle dynamics software. The book ...