The evolution of automotive technology : a handbook / Gijs Mom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mom, Gijs, 1949- author.

Contributor:

SAE International (Society), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobiles--History.

Automobiles.

Automobiles--Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 PDF (xviii, 339 pages)) : illustrations ; cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA : SAE International, [2023]

Summary:

The idea of "understanding the present through its history" is based on two insights. First, it helps to know where a technology comes from: what were its predecessors, how did they evolve as a result of the continuous efforts to solve theoretical and practical problems, who were crucial in their emergence, and which cultural differences made them develop into divergent families of artifacts? Second, and closely related to the first insight, how does a certain technology or system fit into its societal context, its culture of mobility, its engineering culture, its culture of car driving, its alternatives, its opponents? Only thus, by studying its prehistory and its socio-cultural context, can we acquire a true 'grasp' of a technology. The Evolution of Automotive Technology: A Handbook, Second Edition covers one and a quarter century of the automobile, conceived as a cultural history of its technology, aimed at engineering students and all those who wish to have a concise introduction into the basics of automotive technology and its long-term development.

Contents:

Preface to the second edition

Preface

Chapter 1. The evolution of automotive technology

Part I. Structure

Chapter 2. The engine: mixture formation

Chapter 3. The engine: ignition

Chapter 4. The drivetrain: how to get the energy from the engine to the wheels

Chapter 5. The drivetrain: multiplying energy, de-multiplying speed

Chapter 6. The chassis: getting around the corner

Chapter 7. Wheel suspension: who will absorb the shocks?

Chapter 8. Stopping the car: how to generate and distribute braking energy.

Part II: System

Chapter 9. Automation: driver deskilling and the "electronic revolution"

Chapter 10. Safety: from shell to capsule to cocoon, from danger to risk

Chapter 11. Environment: discovering the other

Chapter 12. Scientification: The co-evolution of engineering knowledge

Chapter 13. Decarbonization: searching for radical alternatives

Chapter 14. Innovation: production, diffusion, use

Chapter 15. World mobility: shifting the focus

Chapter 16. Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (SAE Website, 05/22/2023).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781468605983

1468605984

9781468605976

1468605976

OCLC:

1380016513