Road and Off-Road Vehicle System Dynamics Handbook

Featuring contributions from world leaders in their respective fields, the Handbook of Road Vehicle Dynamicsprovides comprehensive, authoritative coverage of all the major issues involved in road vehicle dynamic behavior. It begins with the history of road and off-road vehicle dynamics followed by thorough, detailed discussions on state-of-the-art analytical and computer tools and techniques used across the globe. Individual sections examine basic theoretical issues, vehicle architecture, tires, hardware and modeling, vehicle dynamics and active safety, human-vehicle interaction, intelligent vehicle systems and predictive safety, and road accident reconstruction and passive safety.