Theory of Ground Vehicles

A leading and authoritative text for advancing ground vehicle mobility

Theory of Ground Vehicles, Fifth Edition presents updated and expanded coverage of the critical factors affecting the performance, handling, and ride essential to the development and design of road and off-road vehicles.

Replacing internal combustion engines with zero-emission powerplants in ground vehicles to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions for curbing climate change has received worldwide attention by both the vehicle industry and governmental agencies. To enhance safety, traffic flow, and operating efficiency of road transport, automated driving systems have been under active development. With growing interest in the exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond, research in terramechanics for guiding the development of extraterrestrial rovers has been intensified. In this new edition, these and other topics of interest in the field of ground vehicle technology are explored, and technical data are updated. New features of this edition include:

• Expanded coverage of the fundamentals of electric drives, hybrid electric drives, and fuel cell technology
• Introduction to the classification and operating principles of the automated driving system and cooperative driving automation
• Applications of terramechanics to guiding the development of extraterrestrial rovers
• Elaboration on the approach to achieving the optimal operating efficiency of all-wheel drive off-road vehicles
• Introduction to updated ISO Standards for evaluating vehicle ride

An updated and comprehensive text and reference for both the educational and professional communities, Theory of Ground Vehicles, Fifth Edition will prove invaluable to aspiring and practicing engineers seeking to solve real-world road and off-road vehicle mobility problems.

地面車輛理論

提升地面車輛行動力的領先權威文獻

地面車輛理論，第五版提供了對影響道路和越野車輛性能、操控和乘坐舒適性的關鍵因素的更新和擴展覆蓋。將內燃機引擎替換為零排放動力裝置，以消除溫室氣體排放以應對氣候變化，已獲得全球汽車行業和政府機構的關注。為了提高道路運輸的安全性、交通流量和運營效率，自動駕駛系統一直在積極開發中。隨著對月球、火星和其他星球的探索興趣日益增長，對指導外星漫遊車發展的地面力學研究也變得更加密集。在這個新版中，探索了地面車輛技術領域中的這些和其他感興趣的主題，並更新了技術數據。本版的新特點包括：

• 擴展了對電動驅動、混合動力驅動和燃料電池技術基礎的覆蓋


• 介紹了自動駕駛系統和合作駕駛自動化的分類和操作原則


• 將地面力學應用於指導外星漫遊車的發展


• 闡述了實現全輪驅動越野車最佳運營效率的方法


• 介紹了更新的ISO標準，用於評估車輛乘坐舒適性

作為教育和專業社區的一本更新且全面的教材和參考書，《地面車輛理論，第五版》對於有志於解決現實道路和越野車輛行動力問題的初學者和實踐工程師將是無價的。

J. Y. Wong is Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He received his PhD and DSc from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He is also the author of Terramechanics and Off-Road Vehicle Engineering. An internationally recognized leading expert in ground vehicle mobility, he is on the editorial/advisory boards of a number of international journals. He has received numerous awards from learned societies for his research accomplishments.

J. Y. Wong 是加拿大渥太華卡爾頓大學機械與航空太空工程系的名譽教授。他在英國紐卡斯爾大學獲得博士學位和科學博士學位。他也是《Terramechanics and Off-Road Vehicle Engineering》一書的作者。作為國際公認的地面車輛行動性領域的領先專家，他是多個國際期刊的編輯/顧問委員會成員。他因其研究成就而獲得了多個學會頒發的獎項。