Advances in automotive control systems continue to enhance safety and
comfort and to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Reflecting the
trend to optimization through integrative approaches for engine,
driveline and vehicle control, this valuable book enables control
engineers to understand engine and vehicle models necessary for
controller design and also introduces mechanical engineers to
vehicle-specific signal processing and automatic control. The emphasis
on measurement, comparisons between performance and modelling, and
realistic examples derive from the authors' unique industrial experience
(e.g. Bosch) and interactions within IFAC and SAE. The second edition
offers new or expanded topics such as diesel-engine modelling, diagnosis
and anti-jerking control, and vehicle modelling and parameter
estimation. The book addresses professional engineers as well as
students. With only a few exceptions, the approaches are close to those
utilized in actual vehicles, rather than being theoretical constructs.