Authors:Alberto Broggi, Massimo Bertozzi, Gianni Conte, Aless
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: vehicle, autonomous, argo, guidance, automatic, experience
Number of Pages: 250
Published: 1999-05
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 9810237200
ISBN-13: 9789810237202
A survey of the history of automatic vehicle guidance based on the processing of visual information, starting from the very first projects worldwide up to late 1990s developments. It also presents the ARGO prototype vehicle, developed at the University of Parma (Italy) and describes its equipment, set-up and performance. ARGO has been equipped with cameras and processing systems to drive autonomously in real traffic conditions. The complete system has been tested on public roads, during a tour in which ARGO drove itself along the Italian highway network for more than 2000km. A detailed analysi
Author: J.Y. Wong
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Keywords: road, vehicle, performance, design, behaviour, second, engineering, terramechanics, terrain
Number of Pages: 488
Published: 2009-12-24
List price: $136.00
ISBN-10: 0750685611
ISBN-13: 9780750685610
This book will be of great interest to any professional engineer or automotive engineering student working on off-road vehicles. Reflecting the increase in off-road vehicle production and development-recreational, agricultural, construction, military-this book equips readers with all of the necessary knowledge to successfully design and model off-road vehicle systems, and provides a comprehensive introduction to terramechanics, the mechanics of vehicle/terrain interaction.The only book to cover the principles of off-road vehicle and terrain engineering, a rapidly developing sector that include
Author: Dr Y EV
Publisher: CreateSpace
Keywords: electric, vehicle, converting, conversion, need
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2009-05-28
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1442176210
ISBN-13: 9781442176218
Do I buy a new, pre-owned electric vehicle(EV) or should I convert my gas-guzzler to EV? Any ordinary consumer is grappling with this agonizing decision he/she faces when the Lease expires or a new car purchase is in order. Find out the best option in my comprehensive book. Since it is becoming evident that Electrification of Transportation is inevitable you too soon will be faced with the same dilemma. My book organizes the immensely complex information available in a simple , easy to understand format and will help solve your dilemma. Is it time to convert to EV?
Author: Rao V. Dukkipati
Publisher: Narosa
Keywords: dynamics, vehicle
Number of Pages: 591
Published: 2000-10-30
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 084930976X
ISBN-13: 9780849309762
A consolidation of information in the guided ground transportation area, from various sources. Discusses theory, principles, and methods related to various aspects of vehicle system classification, propulsion, and guidance. Includes practice problems and references at the end of each chapter.
Author: M. Godet
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: tribology, vehicle
Number of Pages: 536
Published: 1991-07-01
List price: $200.00
ISBN-10: 0444555838
ISBN-13: 9780444555830
Vehicle Tribology was chosen as the topic for the 17th Leeds-Lyon Symposium, as it was decided to be a timely opportunity to bring together experts of many disciplines connected with problems of emissions, particulates and energy efficiency associated with the automobile engine. The volume contains 55 papers divided into eighteen sessions.
Author: Bob Brant
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Keywords: vehicle, electric, own, build
Number of Pages: 310
Published: 1993-09-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0830642315
ISBN-13: 9780830642311
Commercially sold electric cars have many advantages over their gas-powered counterparts. They’re ecologically sound, much cheaper to operate, and require almost no routine maintenance. Now comes a step-by-step, illustrated guide to building a low-cost electric vehicle from scratch or kit--with full coverage of the latest components and where to purchase them.
Authors:D. Leeming, R. Hartley,
Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Keywords: technology, vehicle, heavy
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 1981-12-10
List price: $69.50
ISBN-10: 074870275X
ISBN-13: 9780748702756
This book is written by experienced authors and lecturers with a wealth of motor industry and road transport knowledge. It covers the City and Guilds syllabus for Heavy Vehicle Technology and the TEC standard units in Engine Technology and Vehicle Technology at Levels 1 and 2. It contains hundreds of high quality illustrations to support this text and assist learning.
