Road Vehicle Dynamics : Fundamentals of Modeling and Simulation

Road Vehicle Dynamics supplies the reader with both the theoretical background of the subject and the know-how needed to perform numerical simulations. It is structured in three parts: it begins with a historical overview of road vehicles; then deals with the forces exchanged between the vehicle and the road, and the vehicle and the air; and finally, deals with the dynamic behavior of the vehicle in normal driving conditions with some extensions towards conditions encountered in high-speed racing. Coverage of contemporary automatic controls is included in this edition.

Readership: Students & Professionals dealing with Mechanical engineers.

Alessandro Genta (born in 1976 in Turin, Italy) graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He has worked at the CRF and ISDG Research Centers, Italy, and ALTAIR engineering since 2006, specializing in structural analysis, vehicle dynamics simulation, and consulting for companies such as Ferrari, Brembo, Fiat, and Lamborghini, etc. He is a co-founder of AnKers, a company dealing with numerical modelling, simulation and control systems, mainly in the automotive field and motorsport.