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Calibration arm, 22 collision-free path planning, 468
Canister purge systems, 65–7 optimal paths, 468
Canonical trajectories, 458, 461–2 reachable configuration space, 468
Car-like vehicles, motion planning for, 456 vs. Reeds and Shepp car, 469
Car-trailer combination, 354–7 Continuously variable transmission (CVT), 108, 130
Carbon–carbon composites, 385 hydraulic transmissions, 131–2
Carbon dioxide (CO2), 53 rationale for, 130–1
Carbon monoxide (CO), 53, 70 toroidal transmission, 135–6
Carrier-phase GPS, 427 traction drive designs, 134–5
Cast iron rotor metallurgy, 384–5 variable pulley transmissions, 133–4
Caster offset, 318–19 variable pulley variator designs, 132–4
Catalyst support, for emissions control, 57 Contre Pente (CP) rim, 301
Catalytic conversion, 56 Control Area Network (CAN) network, 804–5
metallic monoliths for, 57–9 Coolant temperature measurement, 792, 793
Cathode ray tube (CRT), 798 Coordinate systems, 423
CAN network, 804–5 Copper, in emission control, 71–2
scan circuits, 800–4 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) legislation, 56
Cell cranking system, 33 Correlator/data processor, 429
Centre differential lock, 240 Co-simulation, 509
Ceramic and metal monoliths, properties of, 59 Cost analysis, 628–30
Coupling shafts, design of, 40–1
Chevrolet Corvette, 223
Crank axle, 213
Chopper operation, 153
Circumferential force coefficient, 308 Crank-throw, 4
Citroen Berlingo Dynavolt, 162 Crankcase, 3, 7
Civic Shuttle 4WD, 252 disc-valve and reed-valve inlet charge control, 8–9
Clearance volume, 4, 17 emission control, 61, 62
Crankshaft, 3, 4, 17
Clerk, Dugald, 12
Crankshaft journals, 4
Clerk engine, see Two-stroke-cycle diesel engine
Clock correction subframe, 421 Crash testing, 569–73
Closed-bottom canisters, 65–6 Critical damping, 396
Closed-loop control system, 82–4, 88 Cross-flow scavenging, 7
Closed-loop ignition timing, 90–3 Cross-section ratio H/W, 314
Cross-winds, 668
Closed loop steering input, 504, 505
CRT controller, 801
Clutch, 119–20 Cruciform bracing, 532
CNG-electric hybrid, 196–8 Cruise control system, 393
Coefficients of friction and slip, 312–13 configuration, 394
‘Cognizant failure’, 444 digital cruise control, 397–8
Commercial vehicle, requirements for, 286
electronics, 399
Complex stiffness method, 692–3
advanced cruise control, 402–4
Complex valve arrangements, 63–5 stepper motor-based actuator, 400–1
Compression stroke: vacuum-operated actuator, 401–2
C.I. engines, 10 speed performance, 395
S.I. engines, 5 speed response curves, 396–7
Compression-ignition (C.I.) engines, 10–12 throttle actuator, 398–9
and spark-ignition (S.I.) engines comparison of, 14–15 Curtain bags, 579
Compression-ratio, 17 Cycab, 448, 454
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), 492, 671 Cylinder block, 3
Computer-aided designing (CAD) systems, 599, 632 Cylinder bore, 5
Computer-based instrumentation, 786, 790–1 Cylinder head, 3
‘Concept suspension’, 482–4
Conicity force, 306
Connecting-rod, 4 D.c. dynamometers, 29
Consistency, 637 D/A converter, 787, 788
Constant brake ratio, braking with, 372–4 DAF Variomatic, 132
Constant fill machines, 27 Daimler, Gottlieb, 5
Continental tyre designs, 300 Daimler-Benz OE 305 city bus conversions, 196–8
Continuous annealing, 641–3 Damping energy ratio, 43–4
Continuous casting, 640–1, 642 Damping ratio, 341, 396
Continuous-curvature car, 467–9 Dash, 549

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