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Informationen zum Autor 1934 Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands 1946-1951 Highschools in Rotterdam and Bandung (Indonesia) 1959 MSc. degree in Mechanical Engineering at TU-Delft 1966 Ph.D. degree at the Delft University of Technology Thesis on the Wheel Shimmy Phenomenon Advisers: Prof. De Pater and Prof. Van Eldik Thieme !966-1996 Professor of Vehicle System Engineering Delft University of Technology 1971 Visiting professor at HSRI (UMTRI), University of Michigan !972-1989 Editor in Chief of journal Vehicle System Dynamics 1977-1989 Secretary General of the International Association for Vehicle System Dynamics (IAVSD) !989 Honorary Doctorate Stockholm Royal Institute of Technology 1993-2006 Consultant TNO-Automotive, The Netherlands 1994-2000 President of IAVSD 2002- 2012 Author of book (1st, 2nd ,3d editions) 'Tire and Vehicle Dynamics' Hans' areas of expertise include theoretical and experimental research on the dynamics of road vehicles and on the mechanical behaviour of pneumatic tires, and Bond graph modeling of dynamic systems. Klappentext Focusing on tire mechanics, this title provides information you need to know about pneumatic tires and their impact on vehicle performance, including mathematic modeling and its practical application. It explains the relationship between operational variables, vehicle variables and tire modeling. Zusammenfassung Focusing on tire mechanics! this title provides information you need to know about pneumatic tires and their impact on vehicle performance! including mathematic modeling and its practical application. It explains the relationship between operational variables! vehicle variables and tire modeling. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Tyre Characteristics and Vehicle Handling and Stability 2. Basic Tyre Modelling Considerations 3. Theory of Steady-State Slip Force and Moment Generation 4. Semi-Empirical Tyre Models 5. Non-Steady-State Out-of-Plane String-Based Tyre Models 6. Theory of the Wheel Shimmy Phenomenon 7. Single Contact Point Transient Tyre Models 8. Applications of Transient Tyre Models 9. Short Wavelength Intermediate Frequency Tyre Model 10. Dynamic Tyre Response to Short Road Unevennesses 11. Motorcycle Dynamics 12. Tyre steady-state and dynamic test facilities 13. Outlines of Three Advanced Dynamic Tyre Models: The RMOD-K Tyre Model, The FTire Tyre Model, The MF-Swift Tyre Model References Appendix 1. Sign Conventions for Force and Moment and Wheel Slip Appendix 2. Online Information Appendix 3. MF-Tyre/MF-Swift Parameters and Estimation Methods Index ...
