There is significant demand for an understanding of the fundamentals, technologies, and design of electric and hybrid electric vehicles and their components from researchers, engineers and graduate students. This book is based on the authors’ current research in vehicle systems and includes chapters on vehicle propulsion systems, the fundamentals of vehicle dynamics, EV and HEV technologies, chassis systems, steering control systems, and state, parameter and force estimations. The book is highly illustrated, and examples are given throughout the book based on real applications and challenges in the automotive industry.
Designed to help a new generation of engineers master the principles of, and further advances in, hybrid vehicle technology
Takes a mechatronics approach to the study of electric and hybrid electric vehicles, appealing to mechanical and electrical engineering interests
Responds to the increase in demand of universities offering courses in newer electric vehicle technologies
Includes examples of real applications and challenges in the automotive industry with problems and solutions
About the Author
Amir Khajepour University of Waterloo, Canada
Saber Fallah University of Surrey, UK
Avesta Goodarzi University of Waterloo, Canada and Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran