Tires, Suspension and Handling, Second Edition.

This book provides detailed coverage of the theory and practice of vehicle cornering and handling. Tires, Suspension, and Handling contains a great deal of material not available elsewhere, including unique information on suspension analysis, understeer/oversteer, bump steer and roll steer, roll centers, limit handling, and aerodynamics.
Chapters cover: Introduction – includes basic details on the vehicle body, differentials, wheels, roads, drivers, and testing; The Tire – covers tire materials and construction, speed limitations, rolling resistance, extensive analysis of cornering properties, hydroplaning, and longitudinal forces; Aerodynamics – explains atmospheric influences, wind and turbulence, aerodynamic principles and forces, and coefficient values; Suspension Components – describes straight-line mechanisms, independent and dependent systems, axle location, spring types, damper types, and gyroscopic effects; Suspension Characteristics – discusses bump steer, roll steer, compliance steer, roll centers, roll stiffness, jacking, steering, vertical forces, and load transfers; Steady-State Handling – explains cornering forces, linear and nonlinear theory, understeer and oversteer, and extreme handling; and Unsteady-State Handling – describes 1, 2, and 3-degree of freedom models, yaw and sideslip behavior, steer response, power steering, and disturbance response. Each chapterends with a wide selection of problems, offering an ideal review. Tires, Suspension, and Handling is an excellent resource for vehicle designers and engineering students who want to better understand and analyze the numerous factors affecting vehicle handling.