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Wiley-Interscience
Theory Of Ground Vehicles Description: An updated edition of the classic reference on the dynamics of road and off-road vehicles As we enter a new millennium, the vehicle industry faces greater challenges than ever before as it strives to meet the increasing demand for safer, environmentally friendlier, more energy efficient, and lower emissions products. Theory of Ground Vehicles, Third Edition gives aspiring and practicing engineers a fundamental understanding of the critical factors affecting the performance, handling, and ride essential to the development and design of ground vehicles that meet these requirements. As in previous editions, this book focuses on applying engineering principles to the analysis of vehicle behavior. A large number of practical examples and problems are included throughout to help readers bridge the gap between theory and practice. Covering a wide range of topics concerning the dynamics of road and off-road vehicles, this Third Edition is filled with up-to-date information, including: • The Magic Formula for characterizing pneumatic tire behavior from test data for vehicle handling simulations • Computer-aided methods for performance and design evaluation of off-road vehicles, based on the author’ s own research • Updated data on road vehicle transmissions and operating fuel economy • Fundamentals of road vehicle stability control • Optimization of the performance of four-wheel-drive off-road vehicles and experimental substantiation, bas on the author’ s own investigations • A new theory on skid-steering of tracked vehicles, developed by the author.... Read More about the "Theory Of Ground Vehicles" on the The Nile Book Store Website

John Wiley&Sons
Thermal Quadrupoles Description: This superb text describes a novel and powerful method for allowing design engineers to firstly model a linear problem in heat conduction, then build a solution in an explicit form and finally obtain a numerical solution. It constitutes a modelling and calculation tool based on a very efficient and systemic methodological approach. Solving the heat equations through integral transforms does not constitute a new subject. However, finding a solution generally constitutes only one part of the problem. In design problems, an initial thermal design has to be tested through the calculation of the temperature or flux field, followed by an analysis of this field in terms of constraints. A modified design is then proposed, followed by a new thermal field calculation, and so on until the right design is found. The thermal quadrupole method allows this often painful iterative procedure to be removed by allowing only one calculation. The chapters in this book increase in complexity from a rapid presentation of the method for one dimensional transient problems in chapter one, to non uniform boundary conditions or inhomogeneous media in chapter six. In addition, a wide range of corrected problems of contemporary interest are presented mainly in chapters three and six with their numerical implementation in MATLAB (r) language. This book covers the whole scope of linear problems and presents a wide range of concrete issues of contemporary interest such as harmonic excitations of buildings, transfer in composite media, thermal contact resistance and moving material heat transfer. Extensions of this method to coupled transfers in a semi-transparent medium and to mass transfer in porous mediaare considered respectively in chapters seven and eight. Chapter nine is devoted to practical numerical methods that can be used to inverse the Laplace transform. Written from an engineering perspective, with applications to real engineering problems, this book will be of significant interest not... Read More about the "Thermal Quadrupoles" on the The Nile Book Store Website

John Wiley&Sons
Thermodynamics, Text Plus Web Description: What if there were no constraints on the use of photographs and graphics; if books could show objects dynamically to illustrate their multi-dimensional characteristics; and if new and revised material could be added at frequent intervals in response to direct feedback from users? Welcome to ThermoNet! Combining a concise text and Web component, ThermoNet not only covers standard thermodynamics topics but also enhances learning through interactive animations, tutorials, exercises, and problems. An integrated learning package that brings thermodynamics to life: Developed by engineering educators with partial support from the National Science Foundation. Incorporates a Web-based resource where words are used to support visual representations. Utilizes graphics-rich environments to help readers gain a strong conceptual understanding of the material. Includes an interactive presentation of governing equations that clearly shows the physics underlying each term. Focuses the reader`s attention on the fundamental principles and motivates them to master the concepts.... Read More about the "Thermodynamics, Text Plus Web" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Wiley
Tools And Tactics Of Design Description: This integrated and interactive set of materials exposes readers to the cognitive and interpersonal skills required to execute the design process, and introduces them to some of the productivity tools used by engineers. All phases of the design process are covered, including defining the problem, formulating solutions, developing models and prototypes, and presenting the design. Chapters on decision-making, communication, collaboration, and self-management show how these various skills are applied to each phase of the process. The focus throughout is on skills and activities that transcend specific design projects. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknewsCom)... Read More about the "Tools And Tactics Of Design" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Wiley
Variation Risk Management: Focusing Quality Improvements In Product De Description: A thoughtful, complete, and very readable approach to robust engineering. It presents insights that correlate with those learned at Ford while developing and executing Design for Six Sigma. Having this book three years ago could` ve helped with that effort. – David Amos • DFSS Deployment Director Ford Motor Company A must-read road map . . . Dr. Thornton cogently explains the importance and the effective implementation of variation risk management across the enterprise to managers, designers, and customers alike. – Mike Vander Wel, PE • Build Integration - Final Assembly Manager 7E7 Commercial Airplane Program Boeing Commercial Aircraft Group Dr. Thornton has developed a straightforward and simple way to use this process for aligning customer requirements, product design, process capability, and quality inspections. It works well in the real world! – Thomas Gonzalez • Divisional Vice President, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Immunoassay and Clinical Chemistry Abbott Diagnostics Division Written by Anna C. Thornton, the well-known author who coined the phrase variation risk management, this comprehensive book presents new methods and implementation strategies based on her research of industry practices and her personal experience with such companies as Baxter Healthcare Corporation, The Boeing Company, Boston Scientific Corporation, Eastman Kodak Company, Ford Motor Company, Johnson&Johnson, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and many others. Variation Risk Management helps businesses in product development andproduction focus their company variation reduction and quality efforts with quantitative methods that have proven successful at top corporations. Step-by-step guidelines demonstrate how to implement and apply variation risk management to real-world problems within the existing systems of an organization.... Read More about the "Variation Risk Management: Focusing Quality Improvements In Product De" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Butterworth-Heinemann
Vehicle Electronic Systems And Fault Diagnosis Description: The average car in the late 1990s contains much more electronic circuitry than would gave been the case, even a few years ago. This leaves technicians struggling to keep up with current developments in the repair and maintenance of these electronic systems. Current textbooks covering vehicle electronics concentrate firmly on the theory behind the electronics, and often dwell on the maths and general electronic principles. This practical guide is designed to give clear steps to fault diagnosis and then repair of vehicle electronic systems. It discusses electronics only within the context of the vehicle system under consideration, and thus keeps theory to a minimum.... Read More about the "Vehicle Electronic Systems And Fault Diagnosis" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Wiley
Virtual Manufacturing Description: This book presents recent findings relevant to the development of virtual manufacturing technology. In addition to workcell management, real-time exact collision detection, motion modeling, avatar modeling, and virtual-real environment interaction in training, the book also explores camera self-calibration, stereo vision, and other connections between VR and computer vision. The principles of computer graphics, virtual reality, depth extraction, and shape reduction are all presented, as are applications to virtual manufacturing. An eight- page color insert features screen shots of applications. Banerjee teaches mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Zetu is a research engineer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknewsCom)... Read More about the "Virtual Manufacturing" on the The Nile Book Store Website

John Wiley&Sons
Water In Biomaterials Surface Science Description: Presents the latest ideas and research on molecular hydration and hydration forces, and how they determine the interaction between water molecules and biomaterials surfaces. Consisting of three sections; theoretical aspects, analytical aspects and practical applications, it begins by placing the properties of water in a proper molecular perspective. The analytical aspects and practical applications offer a complete overview with new insights into the biomaterials - water interface by: - Discussing the latest approaches to the characterisation of water at interfaces and surface modification of biomaterials - Examining the problems related to the understanding and characterisation of interfacial water - Providing new perspectives of the interfacial interactions between materials and the physiological aqueous environment An invaluable resource for researchers in biomaterials surface science and the biotechnology industry.... Read More about the "Water In Biomaterials Surface Science" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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