Description
This latest edition of the best-selling, indispensable reference book has been completely updated with more than 580 pages of new content, including new or greatly revised sections on:
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Internal-combustion engines: gasoline and diesel
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Spark-ignition engine management: fuel supply, LPG operation
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Diesel-engine management: common-rail injection system
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Turbochargers and superchargers
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Hybrid drives
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Fuel cells for the vehicle drive
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Chassis systems: suspension, shock absorbers, steering
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Chassis control and active safety: driving-dynamics control system
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Automotive electrics: vehicle electrical systems, electrical machines
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Automotive electronics: automotive software engineering, networking, buses
Detailed enough to address complex technical issues yet portable enough to take everywhere, the 8th edition Handbook also contains more than 1,000 illustrations, diagrams, tables, and sectional drawings.This latest edition of the best-selling, indispensable reference book has been completely updated with more than 580 pages of new content, including new or greatly revised sections on:
Internal-combustion engines: gasoline and diesel
Spark-ignition engine management: fuel supply, LPG operation
Diesel-engine management: common-rail injection system
Turbochargers and superchargers
Hybrid drives
Fuel cells for the vehicle drive
Chassis systems: suspension, shock absorbers, steering
Chassis control and active safety: driving-dynamics control system
Automotive electrics: vehicle electrical systems, electrical machines
Automotive electronics: automotive software engineering, networking, buses
Detailed enough to address complex technical issues yet portable enough to take everywhere, the 8th edition Handbook also contains more than 1,000 illustrations, diagrams, tables, and sectional drawings.
Contents
Chapter 1: Basic principles of physics
Chapter 2 : Mathematics and methods
Chapter 3 : Materials
Chapter 4 : Operating fluids
Chapter 5 : Machine parts
Chapter 6 : Joining and bonding techniques
Chapter 7 : Vehicle physics
Chapter 8 : Internal-combustion engines
Chapter 9 : Emission-control and diagnosis legislation
Chapter 10 : Management for spark-ignition engines
Chapter 11 : Alternative gasoline-engine operation
Chapter 12 : Management for diesel engines
Chapter 13 : Alternative drives
Chapter 14 : Drivetrain
Chapter 15 : Chassis systems
Chapter 16 : Chassis control and active safety
Chapter 17 : Vehicle bodies
Chapter 18 : Passive safety
Chapter 19 : Vehicle security systems
Chapter 20 : Automotive electrics
Chapter 21 : Automotive electronics
Chapter 22 : Comfort and convenience
Chapter 23 : User interfaces, telematics and multimedia
Chapter 24 : Driver-assistance systems
Appendices
