Massimo Guiggiani

THE SCIENCE OF VEHICLE DYNAMICS

Winner of a 2019 Textbook Excellence Award

Highlights:

1. Neat definition of tire pure rolling: p. 28;

2. No-roll centers and no-roll axis: p. 75;

3. Lateral load transfers including tire vertical stiffness: p. 81;

4. Principles of any differential mechanism: p. 90;

5. The kinematics of cornering: Chapter 5;

6. Neat definition of the single track model: pp. 137-140;

7. Neat definition of the axles characteristics: pp. 140-147;

8. New handling approach called MAP (Map of Achievable Performance): pp. 159-169;

9. Relationship between steady-state data and transient behavior: pp. 175-179;

10. New understeer gradient: pp. 179-186;

11. Handling of race cars: Chapter 7;

12. Handling surface (not diagram): pp. 210-225;

13. New powerful and intuitive handling approach called MAP: pp. 225-233;

14. Neat discussion of the inerter: pp. 243 and 251;

15. VIP (Vehicle Invariant Point) to understand roll motion: p. 279;

16. Neat tire brush model: Chapter 10;

17. Tire Action Surface: p. 326;

18. Index of all mathematical symbols: p. 347.