This book presents operational and practical issues of automotive mechatronics with special emphasis on the heterogeneous automotive vehicle systems approach, and is intended as a graduate text as well as a reference for scientists and engineers involved in the design of automotive mechatronic control systems.

As the complexity of automotive vehicles increases, so does the dearth of high competence, multi-disciplined automotive scientists and engineers. This book provides a discussion into the type of mechatronic control systems found in modern vehicles and the skills required by automotive scientists and engineers working in this environment.

Divided into two volumes and five parts, Automotive Mechatronics aims at improving automotive mechatronics education and emphasises the training of students' experimental hands-on abilities, stimulating and promoting experience among high education institutes and produce more automotive mechatronics and automation engineers.

The main subject that are treated are:

VOLUME I: RBW or XBW unibody or chassis-motion mechatronic control hypersystems; DBW AWD propulsion mechatronic control systems; BBW AWB dispulsion mechatronic control systems;

VOLUME II: SBW AWS conversion mechatronic control systems;ABW AWA suspension mechatronic control systems.

This volume was developed for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as for professionals involved in all disciplines related to the design or research and development of automotive vehicle dynamics, powertrains, brakes, steering, and shock absorbers (dampers). Basic knowledge of college mathematics, college physics, and knowledge of the functionality of automotive vehicle basic propulsion, dispulsion, conversion and suspension systems is required.

Inhalt

PART 1.- 1 RBW or XBW Integrated Unibody or Chassis MotionMechatronic Control Hypersystems.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Integrated Unibody or Chassis MotionAdvanced Technology Roadmap.- 1.3 RBW or XBW Philosophy.- 1.4 Harnessing Energy and Information Networks.- 1.5 Local Interconnect Networking.- 1.6 SAE J1850 Protocol.- 1.7 IEEE 1394 Protocol.- 1.8 Controller Area Networking.- 1.9 Time Triggered Controller Area Networking.- 1.10Media Oriented System Transport (MOST) Networking.- 1.11 FlexRay™ RBW or XBW Networking.- 1.12 dSPACE RBW or XBW Networking.- 1.13 DBW 4WD × BBW 4WB × SBW 4WS × ABW 4WA Intelligent Vehicles.- 1.14 Purpose of RBW or XBW Integrated Unibody or Chassis Motion Mechatronic Control Between Individual DBW AWD, BBW AWB, SBW AWS and ABW AWA Mechatronic Controls.- 1.15 Discussion and Conclusions.- Glossary.- References and Bibliography.- PART 2.- 2 DBW AWD Propulsion Mechatronic Control Systems.- 2.2 Automotive Vehicle Driving Performance.- 2.3 M-M DBW AWD Propulsion Mechatronic Control Systems for Conventional Automotive Vehicles.- 2.4 M-M Transmission Arrangement Requirements for Conventional Automotive Vehicles.- 2.5 F-M DBW AWD Propulsion Mechatronic Control Systems for All-Fluidic Vehicles.- 2.6 ECE/ICE HF DBW AWD Propulsion Mechatronic Control Systems for Hybrid-Fluidic Vehicles.- 2.7 E-M DBW AWD Propulsion Mechatronic Control Systems for Battery Electric Vehicles.- 2.8 ECE/ICE HE DBW AWD Propulsion Mechatronic Control Systems for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles.- 2.9 HE DBW AWD Propulsion Mechatronic Control Systems for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles.- 2.10 Discussion and Conclusions.- Glossary.- References and Bibliography.- PART 3.- 3 BBW AWB Dispulsion Mechatronic Control Systems.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Automotive BBW AWB Dispulsion.- 3.3 Basics of Automotive Vehicle Braking.- 3.4 BBW AWB Dispulsion Mechatronic Control Systems.- 3.5 Anti-Lock EFMB or EPMB BBW AWB Dispulsion Mechatronic Control Systems.- 3.6 Enhanced Anti-Lock and Anti-Spin BBW AWB Dispulsion Mechatronic Control Systems.- 3.7 Enhanced Adaptive Cruise BBW AWB Dispulsion Mechatronic Control Systems.- 3.8 BBW AWB Advanced Technology.- 3.9 Electro-Mechanical Friction Disc, Ring and Drum Brakes.- 3.10 Future Automotive BBW AWB Dispulsion Systems.- 3.11 Discussion andConclusions.- Glossary.- References and Bibliography.- Acronyms.- Index.