AUTHOR(S): Rao V. Dukkipati, Jian Pang, Mohamad S. Qatu, Gang Sheng, Zuo Shuguang
This book provides a detailed and well-rounded overview of the dynamics of road vehicle systems. Readers will come to understand how physical laws, human factor considerations, and design choices come together to affect a vehicle's ride, handling, braking, and acceleration. Following an introduction and general review of dynamics, topics include: analysis of dynamic systems; tire dynamics; ride dynamics; vehicle rollover analysis; handling dynamics; braking; acceleration; and total vehicle dynamics.
Rao Dukkipati is a professor and chair of mechanical engineering, and the director of the graduate program at Fairfield University, as well as a consultant in the field of accident reconstruction. He is member of the Connecticut Academy of Sciences and Engineering (CASE) and a Fellow of both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineers (CSME). Dr. Dulckipati’s other professional memberships include the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and SAE International. He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University (1973), an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from both the Andlira University, India (1969) and the University of New Brunswick, Canada (1971), and a B. S. in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University, India (1966). Dr. Dukkipati’s specialized areas of teaching and research include mechanical design, mechanics, vibrations, control systems, engineering system dynamics, economy and reliability, quality control, advanced engineering mathematics, vehicle dynamics, and accident reconstruction. Previously, Dr. Dukkipati worked at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada of the United Technologies Corporation in Montreal, Canada; the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa, Canada; the University of Windsor in Windsor, Canada; and the University of Toledo in Ohio. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada. Dr. Dukkipati has published more than 300 papers in national and international journals and conferences and numerous technical reports. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 engineering books, spanning a range of topics that includes vibrations, control systems, engineering system dynamics, economy and reliability, quality control, engineering mathematics, robotics, numerical methods, kinematics and dynamics, railway vehicle dynamics, and road vehicle dynamics. Dr. Dukkipati was awarded the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) New England Section Outstanding Teacher Award.
Jian Pang is a senior researcher and PD engineer with Ford Motor Company. He formerly was a technical specialist and senior engineer with Stewart & Steven Service, Inc. in Texas. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1996. He received his B.S. (1985) and M.S. (1991) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, respectively. Dr. Pang has 20 years of diversified experience in vehicle and ship engineering. He has published more than 40 papers in international and national journals and conferences and more than 50 industrial technical reports in the area of automotive system dynamics, noise and vibration, durability, ship structure, and calculation method analysis. Dr. Pang is the leading co-author of a book on automotive noise, vibration, and harshness. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and SAE International. Dr. Pang also has published a novel and more than 100 articles in magazines, newspapers, Internet sites, and so forth.
Mohamad Qatu received his undergraduate engineering degree from Yarmouk University in Jordan (1985) and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1986 and 1989, respectively. His areas of specialization include solid mechanics, computer-aided engineering, and noise and vibration. Dr. Qatu’s academic experience includes working as a professor and director of the mechanical engineering technology program at Franklin University, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Lake Superior State University, a visiting professor at An-Najah National University, and an adjunct professor at Oakland University. Dr. Qatu’s industrial experience includes working for Dresser Industries, Honda of America, Dana Corporation, and Ford Motor Company, where he currently leads a group on noise, vibration, and harshness. He is the author of one book and more than 70 research papers, review articles, and book reviews, and he is a registered Professional Engineer in both Ohio and Michigan. Dr. Qatu has received two patents on noise suppression and several technical awards, and he wrote a few manuals to his credit. Recently, he established a new journal, International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, and serves as its executive editor. Dr. Qatu also is on the editorial board of the Journal of Composite Structures. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and a member of SAE International.
Gang Sheng received his undergraduate engineering degree and his M.S. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1984 and 1987, respectively, and his Ph.D. from Singapore Nanyang Technological University in 1997. Presently, he is an assistant professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Previously, Dr. Sheng worked as a research scientist at Gates Corporation, an advisory scientist at IBM, a principal consultant for CMA in the United States, a principal engineer at Singapore National Data Storage Institute, a principal engineer/group leader at Sony in Singapore, and an assistant professor/lecturer in Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China. Dr. Sheng holds five patents and has received several academic and industrial awards. He has co-authored five books and has published more than 100 research papers covering topics such as dynamics, noise and vibration, and tribology.
Shuguang Zuo is a professor of automotive engineering at Tongji University in the Peoples Republic of China. He received his ]B.S.in Mechanical Design in 1990 from Hunan Agricultural University, and his M.S. in 1993 and his Ph.D. in 1996 in Automotive Engineering from Jilin Institute of Technology (now called Jilin University). From 1996 to 1998, Dr. Zuo was the Post-Doctoral Researcher in Aerospace Technology at the Post-Doctoral Exchange Center of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Chunlan Enterprise Post-Doctoral Exchange Center. Since 1998, Dr. Zuo has worked as an Associate Professor, Director of Automotive Teaching—Research Office, and Deputy Director of the Vehicle Research Laboratory in Shanghai Tiedao University; and a Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor in the School of Automobiles at Tongji University. His achievements include being an 11th Shanghai Shuguang Scholar, an Accreditation Expert of High New Technology Achievement Transfer Projects in the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, an Accreditation Expert of the National Natural Science Foundation, and an Accreditation Expert of the National 863 Program Project. Dr. Zuo has many years of extensive research and teaching experience in automotive engineering. He has led and participated in more than 20 research projects and has applied for four patents, two of which have already been granted. Dr. Zuo’s current major research projects include two projects for the National Natural Science Foundation, “Body Vibration and Noise Characteristic Research on Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle” and “Noise and Vibration Characteristics Experimental and Theoretical Analysis on Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle” sub-items of the National 863 Program Project, “Electric Vehicle—Fuel Cell Vehicle Complete Car Project.” He has published more than 40 papers in Chinese and foreign core academic journals and is a member of SAE International.
