Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems: Automotive Technology: Vehicle Maintenance and Repair
Introduction
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| Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems |
One of the things that I fi nd most interesting about automotive technology is how it advances and changes. It is also interesting that ideas from many years ago often return to favor. In this book I have therefore concentrated on core technologies, in other words how the technology works, rather than giving too many examples from specific vehicles. However, I have included some examples of Formula 1 technology, arguably the pinnacle of automotive engineering. Did you know that the 2011 McLaren MP4-26 F1 car is made of 11,500 components? And that’s counting the engine as one! This book is the first in the ‘Automotive Technology: Vehicle Maintenance and
Repair’ series:
● Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems
● Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems
Standard car layout
A common layout for a standard car is the front-engine, front-wheel drive vehicle. This is because a design with the engine at the front driving the front wheels has a number of advantages:
● It provides protection in the case of a front-end collision.
● Engine cooling is easier because of the air flow.
● Cornering can be better if the weight is at the front.
● Front-wheel drive adds further advantages if the engine is mounted sideways on (transversely).
● There is more room in the passenger compartment.
● The power unit can be made as a complete unit.
● The drive acts in the same direction as the steered wheels are pointing.
Rear-wheel drive from a front engine was the method used for many years.
Table of contents
1.1 Vehicle categories
1.2 The motor industry
1.3 Working safely
1.4 Basic science, materials, mathematics and mechanics
1.5 Tools and equipment
1.6 Workshop bench skills
1.7 Servicing and inspections
Chapter 2 Engine systems
2.1 Engine mechanical
2.2 Engine lubrication
2.3 Engine cooling
2.4 Air supply, exhaust and emissions
2.5 Fuel systems
2.7 Hybrid cars
2.8 Formula 1 engine technology
Chapter 3 Electrical systems
3.1 Electrical and electronic principles
3.2 Engine electrical
3.3 Lighting and indicators
3.4 Body electrical and electronic systems
3.5 Monitoring and instrumentation
3.6 Air conditioning
3.7 Formula 1 electrical technology
Chapter 4 Chassis systems
4.1 Suspension
4.2 Steering
4.3 Brakes
4.4 Wheels and tyres
4.5 Formula 1 chassis technology (brakes)
Chapter 5 Transmission systems
5.1 Manual transmission clutch
5.2 Manual transmission gearbox
5.3 Automatic transmission
5.4 Transmission driveline
5.5 Final drive and differential
5.6 Formula 1 transmission technology
Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems: Automotive Technology: Vehicle Maintenance and Repair
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