Author: United States. Dept. of the Air Force. Management & Equipment Evaluation ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Consolidated Status Report
Author: United States. Dept. of the Air Force. Management & Equipment Evaluation ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Annual Index/abstracts of SAE Technical Papers
Author: Worldwide Automotive Supplier Directory
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile supplies industry
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309159474
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks. The book also recommends approaches that federal agencies could use to regulate these vehicles' fuel consumption. Currently there are no fuel consumption standards for such vehicles, which account for about 26 percent of the transportation fuel used in the U.S. The miles-per-gallon measure used to regulate the fuel economy of passenger cars. is not appropriate for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which are designed above all to carry loads efficiently. Instead, any regulation of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles should use a metric that reflects the efficiency with which a vehicle moves goods or passengers, such as gallons per ton-mile, a unit that reflects the amount of fuel a vehicle would use to carry a ton of goods one mile. This is called load-specific fuel consumption (LSFC). The book estimates the improvements that various technologies could achieve over the next decade in seven vehicle types. For example, using advanced diesel engines in tractor-trailers could lower their fuel consumption by up to 20 percent by 2020, and improved aerodynamics could yield an 11 percent reduction. Hybrid powertrains could lower the fuel consumption of vehicles that stop frequently, such as garbage trucks and transit buses, by as much 35 percent in the same time frame.
The Automotive Chassis
Author: Giancarlo GentaPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030356353
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
This textbook draws on the authors’ experience gained by teaching courses for engineering students on e.g. vehicle mechanics, vehicle system design, and chassis design; and on their practical experience as engineering designers for vehicle and chassis components at a major automotive company. The book is primarily intended for students of automotive engineering, but also for all technicians and designers working in this field. Other enthusiastic engineers will also find it to be a useful technical guide. The present volume (The Automotive Chassis – Volume 1: Component Design) focuses on automotive chassis components, such as:• the structure, which is usually a ladder framework and supports all the remaining components of the vehicle;• the suspension for the mechanical linkage of the wheels;• the wheels and tires;• the steering system;• the brake system; and• the transmission system, used to apply engine torque to the driving wheels. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition presents recent developments, particularly in brake, steering, suspension and transmission subsystems. Special emphasis is given to modern control systems and control strategies.
Automated Surface Observing System
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automated Surface Observing System
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
The Tyre
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9782067102910
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Where the Weather Meets the Road
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309166578
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Weather has broad and significant effects on the roadway environment. Snow, rain, fog, ice, freezing rain, and other weather conditions can impair the ability of drivers to operate their vehicles safely, significantly reduce roadway capacity, and dramatically increase travel times. Multiple roadway activities, from roadway maintenance and construction to shipping, transit, and police operations, are directly affected by inclement weather. Some road weather information is available to users currently, however a disconnect remains between current research and operations, and additional research could yield important safety and economic improvements for roadway users. Meteorology, roadway technology, and vehicle systems have evolved to the point where users could be provided with better road weather information through modern information technologies. The combination of these technologies has the potential to significantly increase the efficiency of roadway operations, road capacity, and road safety. Where the Weather Meets the Road provides a roadmap for moving these concepts to reality.
Flying Magazine
Author: Human Engineering Guide to Equipment Design
Author: United States. Department of Defense. Joint Services Steering CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description