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Books – Automobiles + Motors

Books – Automobiles + Motors

Open Access 2023 | Open Access | Book

Advances in Automotive Production Technology – Towards Software-Defined Manufacturing and Resilient Supply Chains

Stuttgart Conference on Automotive Production (SCAP2022)

This volume of the series ARENA2036 compiles the outcome of the 2nd Stuttgart Conference on Automotive Production (SCAP2022).

The peer-reviewed contributions in this book are arranged thematically in three parts and cover a wide variety of topics: …

Editors:
Niklas Kiefl, Frederik Wulle, Clemens Ackermann, Daniel Holder

2023 | Book

Introduction to Avionics Systems

Now in a revised fourth edition, this course-tested textbook explains the basic principles and underlying theory of the core avionic systems in modern civil and military aircraft. The new edition includes extensive revisions on the latest …

Author:
R.P.G. Collinson

2023 | Book

Flight Not Improbable

Octave Chanute and the Worldwide Race Toward Flight

This book is a must-read for all those interested in the evolution of airplanes.

Its protagonist, Octave Chanute, is best known for his scientific and collaborative approach to the engineering problems related to the development of flight and for …

Author:
Simine Short

2023 | Book

Analysis of Thin-Walled Beams

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to an advanced beam theory applicable to thin-walled beams of rectangular and arbitrarily-shaped cross-sections. Furthermore, it describes a unique beam-based approach to handling joint structures …

Authors:
Yoon Young Kim, Gang-Won Jang, Soomin Choi

2023 | Book

Electrical Systems and Mechatronics

The aim of this work, consisting of 9 individual, self-contained booklets, is to describe commercial vehicle technology in a way that is clear, concise and illustrative. Compact and easy to understand, it provides an overview of the technology …

Author:
Michael Hilgers

2023 | Book

Advances in Small Satellite Technologies

Proceedings of National Conference on Small Satellite Technology and Applications, NCSSTA 2020

This book contains select papers presented during the 2nd National Conference on Small Satellites, discussing the latest research and developments relating to small satellite technology. The papers cover various issues relating to design and …

Editors:
R.S. Priyadarsini, T. Sundararajan

2023 | Book

Theory of Plates and Shells

This book deals with the analysis of plates and shells and is divided into four sections. After briefly introducing the basics of elasticity theory and the energy methods of elastostatics in the first section, the second section is devoted to the …

Author:
Christian Mittelstedt

2023 | Book

Flywheel Energy Storage

in Automotive Engineering

Storing energy is one of the most important challenges of our time. Energy storage systems are not only essential for switching to renewable energy sources, but also for all mobile applications. Electro-mechanical flywheel energy storage systems …

Author:
Armin Buchroithner

2023 | Book

Modeling and Optimization in Space Engineering

New Concepts and Approaches

This volume consists of 14 contributed chapters written by leading experts, offering in-depth discussions of the mathematical modeling and algorithmic aspects for tackling a range of space engineering applications. This book will be of interest to …

Editors:
Giorgio Fasano, János D. Pintér

2023 | Book

Decarbonization of Maritime Transport

This contributed book focuses on decarbonization of maritime transport by highlighting different aspects of decarbonization methods indicated in the International Maritime Organization’s Initial Greenhouse Gas Strategy (2018). The book contains …

Editors:
Burak Zincir, Pravesh Chandra Shukla, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

2023 | Book

Proceedings of China SAE Congress 2022: Selected Papers

This book gathers outstanding papers presented at the China SAE Congress 2022, featuring contributions mainly from China, the biggest carmaker as well as most dynamic car market in the world. The book covers a wide range of automotive-related …

Editor:
China Society of Automotive Engineers

2023 | Book

Agile Autonomy: Learning High-Speed Vision-Based Flight

This book presents the astonishing potential of deep sensorimotor policies for agile vision-based quadrotor flight. Quadrotors are among the most agile and dynamic machines ever created. However, developing fully autonomous quadrotors that can …

Author:
Antonio Loquercio

2023 | Book

Suspension System

In this book, the reader learns the essential differences to the passenger car through the analysis divided according to assemblies. This gives him the tools to apply the detailed knowledge he has acquired to the design and development of …

Author:
Michael Trzesniowski

2023 | Book

Dual-Mass Linear Vibration Silicon-Based MEMS Gyroscope

This book introduces the key technologies in the manufacture of double-mass line vibrating silicon micromechanical gyroscope, respectively. The design of gyrostructure, detection technology, orthogonal correction technology, the influence of …

Author:
Huiliang Cao

2023 | Book

Deep Learning-Based Detection of Catenary Support Component Defect and Fault in High-Speed Railways

This book focuses on the deep learning technologies and their applications in the catenary detection of high-speed railways. As the only source of power for high-speed trains, the catenary's service performance directly affects the safe operation …

Authors:
Zhigang Liu, Wenqiang Liu, Junping Zhong

2023 | Book

Recent Developments in High-Speed Transport

Selected Contributions from International Conference on High-Speed Transport Development 2022

This book describes the basic concepts and various aspects of creating a new generation supersonic passenger aircraft. It presents the fundamental and applied problems essential to the design of aircraft of this type. Solutions to the problems of …

Editors:
Dmitry Yu. Strelets, Oleg N. Korsun

Open Access 2023 | Open Access | Book

Space–Time Conservation Element and Solution Element Method

Advances and Applications in Engineering Sciences

This open access book introduces the fundamentals of the space–time conservation element and solution element (CESE) method, which is a novel numerical approach for solving equations of physical conservation laws. It highlights the recent progress …

Authors:
Chih-Yung Wen, Yazhong Jiang, Lisong Shi

2023 | Book

Complete vehicle

In this book, the reader learns the essential differences to the passenger car through the analysis divided according to assemblies. This gives him the tools to apply the detailed knowledge acquired to the design and development of competition …

Author:
Michael Trzesniowski

2023 | Book

Key Basic Scientific Problems on Near-Space Vehicles

This book mainly introduces the research overview, research results, and follow-up prospects of “Key Basic Scientific Problems on Near-Space Vehicles”, a major research plan of National Natural Science Foundation of China (hereinafter referred to …

Editor:
Shanyi Du

2023 | Book

Site Diversity in Satellite Communications

Modelling Using Copula Functions

This book describes multi-site diversity modelling of induced rain attenuation statistics for satellite communication systems using copula functions. It gathers all relevant state-of-the-art knowledge, provides the missing pieces and rounds them …

Authors:
Arsim Kelmendi, Aleš Švigelj, Tomaž Javornik, Andrej Hrovat