An introduction to modern vehicle design / 
edited by Julian Happian-Smith. 
 - Oxford :  Butterworth-Heinemann,  2002. 
 - ix, 585 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. +  pbk. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Automotive engineering development / R. H. Barnard -- Modern materials and their incorporation into vehicle design / Rob Hutchinson -- The manufacturing challenge for automotive designers / P. G. Leaney and R. Marshall -- Body design: The styling process / Neil Birtley -- Body design: Aerodynamics / Robert Dominy -- Chassis design and analysis / John Robertson -- Crashworthiness and its influence on vehicle design / Bryan Chinn -- Noise vibration and harshness / Brian Hall -- Occupant accommodation: an ergonomics approach / J. Mark Porter and C. Samantha Porter -- Suspension systems and components / Brian Hall -- Control systems in automobiles / H. Morris -- The design of engine characteristics for vehicle use / Brian Agnew -- Transmissions and driveline / Nick Vaughan and Dave Simmer -- Bracking systems / P. C. Brooks and D. C. Barton -- Failure prevention - The role of endurance and durability studies in the design and manufacture of reliable vehicles / F. L. Jones, R. Scott and D. E. Taylor -- Future trends in automobile design / J. Happian-Smith and Eric Chowanietz. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0750650443 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motor vehicles--Design and construction.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.23