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This book examines the fundamentals of vehicle dynamics, as well as the recent trends in the field, such as torque vectoring control, vehicle state estimation, and autonomous vehicles. It investigates the most pressing problems that vehicle dynamics engineers have been facing nowadays, and the challenges of autonomous vehicles in terms of perception, path planning, and analysis of the road environment. The book will serve as a useful tool for graduate students and researchers in vehicle dynamics and control.
Fundamentals on Vehicle and Tyre Modelling
Vehicle Steering and Suspension Kinematics/Compliance and Their Relationship to Vehicle Performance
Tyre Mechanics and Thermal Effects on Tyre Behaviour
Torque Vectoring Control for Enhancing Vehicle Safety and Energy Efficiency
State and Parameter Estimation for Vehicle Dynamics
Automated Driving Vehicles