Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chassis analysis
- Report coverage
Chapter 2 Chassis systems definitions
- Current scope
- New materials
Chapter 3 Suspension
- Basic requirements
- Suspension linkages
- Springs
- Mechanical springs
- Air and gas springs
- Dampers
- Anti-roll bars
- Wheels
Chapter 4 Steering
- Basic requirements
- Electric power assisted steering (EPAS)
- Steer-by-wire (SBW)
- Four-wheel steering (4WS)
Chapter 5 Brakes
- Basic requirements
- New materials
- New configurations
- Automatic parking brakes
- Brake-by-wire (BBW)
Chapter 6 Tyres
- Materials and design
- "Run flat" tyres
- Space-saver spare wheels and tyres
- Tyre pressure monitoring systems
Chapter 7 Electronic intervention
- Braking intervention
- Basic ABS
- Emergency brake assist
- Electronic brake effort proportioning
- Traction control
- Chassis (suspension) intervention
- Damper rate variation
- Spring (and damper) rate variation
- Geometry variation
- Stability enhancement intervention
- Steering intervention
Chapter 8 Tier-one suppliers
- Introduction
- ArvinMeritor
- Bosch
- Continental
- Delphi
- ThyssenKrupp Automotive
- TRW
- Visteon
- ZF
List of figures
- Figure 1: ThyssenKrupp Automotive's air suspension system
- Figure 2: ThyssenKrupp Presta's steering system
- Figure 3: Delphi's Quadrasteer system
- Figure 4: Delphi's Maximum Torque Brake
- Figure 5: SmarTire's tyre pressure monitoring system
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