Lenkungshandbuch

The Steering Handbook covers all aspects of modern automotive steering technologies, offering comprehensive information on the components, underlying technological concepts, and functions of steering systems. The “reference work’s” main focus is on presenting both the fundamentals of steering systems and the current state of the art from a practice-oriented standpoint. The interplays between steering and vehicle, as well as the requirements they entail for steering system development, are presented and discussed. In addition, steering’s influence on handling and steering feel is addressed in detail.

Publisher:

Dr. Peter Pfeffer is a Professor of Automotive Engineering at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. Dr. Manfred Harrer is Head of Development for Vehicle Dynamics and Performance at the company Dr.-Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. Includes contributions by more than 15 expert practitioners and researchers.

Topics:

• Historical development.- Fundamental aspects of steering.- Requirements for steering systems - an overview.- Steering kinematics.- Essentials of transverse dynamics for drive dynamics.- Acoustics and vibration.- Driver/vehicle interactions. Steering feel.- Steering system design.- Steering wheel.- Steering column and intermediate steering shaft.- Mechanical and hydraulic steering systems.- Tie rods.- Hydraulic energy supply.- Electrically powered hydraulic steering (EPHS) systems.- Electromechanical steering systems.- Superposition steering.- All-wheel steering.- Steer-By-Wire.- Driver assistance systems.- Outlook - the future of steering.- Motorsport steering systems.- Integrating steering and active chassis components.- Testing facilities for steering systems.

Target group

• Engineers in the automotive and supply industry
• Experts engaged in the design, fabrication, development, testing, manufacture, maintenance and monitoring of individual components or entire steering systems
• Research and development centers
• Professors, instructors and students

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