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Author Dolcini, Pietro J

Title Dry clutch control for automotive applications / by Pietro J. Dolcini, Carlos Canudas-de-Wit, Hubert Béchart
Published London : Springer, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 142 pages) : illustrations
Series Advances in industrial control, 1430-9491
Advances in industrial control.
Contents pt. 1. Mechanical system and comfort requirements -- pt. 2. Dry clutch engagement control
Summary The comfort of a car as perceived by the driver can be as important to its commercial success as its performance and fuel efficiency. Modern engines deliver increased torque and there is a current trend to reduce transmission-shaft stiffness, both phenomena militating against maintaining, let alone increasing, ride comfort. Dry Clutch Control for Automotive Applications analyses the control of a part of the powertrain which has a key role in ride comfort during standing-start and gear-shifting manoeuvres. The mechanical conception of the various elements in the driveline has long since been optimised so this book takes a more holistic system-oriented view of the problem featuring: a comprehensive description of the driveline elements and their operation paying particular attention to the clutch; a non-linear model of the driveline for simulation and a simplified model for control design, complete with a standing-start driver automaton for closed loop simulation; a detailed analysis of the engagement operation and the related comfort criteria; different control schemes aiming at meeting these criteria; friction coefficient and unknown input clutch torque observers; practical implementation issues and solutions based on the hands-on experience of implementing optimal engagement strategies on two Renault prototypes. Dry Clutch Control for Automotive Applications will be essential reading for automotive engineers working on model design and contains much to interest the academic researcher with its combination of theoretical results and application in the important and widely studied field of automotive engineering and control
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Automobiles -- Transmission devices -- Design and construction
Automobiles -- Clutches -- Design and construction
TRANSPORTATION -- Automotive -- Pictorial.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Automotive.
Ingénierie.
Automobiles -- Clutches -- Design and construction
Automobiles -- Transmission devices -- Design and construction
Form Electronic book
Author Canudas de Wit, Carlos A.
Béchart, Hubert
ISBN 9781849960687
1849960682