Automotive Transmissions: Fundamentals, Selection, Design and Application

Introduction.- Overview of the Traffic-Vehicle-Transmission System.- Mediating the Power Flow.- Power Conversion: Selecting the Ratios.- Matching Engine and Transmission.- Vehicle Transmission Systems: Basic Design Principles.- Design of Gearwheel Transmisions for Vehicles.- Specification and Design of Shafts.- Gearshifting Mechanisms.- Moving-Off Elements.- Design and Configuration of Further Design Elements.- Typical Designs of Vehicle Transmissions.- Electronic Transmission Control.- Computer-Aided Transmission Development.- The Automotive Transmission Development Process.- Transmission Manufacturing Technology.- Reliability and Testing of Automotive Transmissions.- References.- Index of Companies/Transmissions.- Index of Names.- Subject Index.