2009 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Mathematical Models for the Vehicle
Published in: The Automotive Chassis
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
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An increasingly competitive automotive market offers its products to increasingly demanding customers. Numerous standards and rules, primarily regarding safety and environmental impact, are issued by regulating bodies and governments, making today's vehicles more and more complex.
The specifications vehicles must comply with often contrast with each other. The time between the conception of a vehicle and its entering the market, the so called
time to market
, is an essential factor for its commercial success. The traditional approach, based on the construction of prototypes, subsequent experimentation and modification, is no longer adequate.