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Index

Low drag design, 665 Modified prototype vehicle:
Low-voltage bus (LVB), 100 adhesion utilization, 376
Lucas, 155, 156 brake system efficiency, 376
Lucas-Smiths Man-Air-Ox, 62 Modulation system, 362
LuK-PIV chain construction, 133 Moment-by-moment feedback models, 506–7
Lumped mass model, 479, 480 Moment method, 353–4
Monocoque, 536–7, 597
Monolithic catalyst carriers, 57
MAF rate, 82 Monopole antennas, 428
Magnesium, 654–5 Motion controller, 448
Magnetic compass, 427 Motion planner, 448
Magnetic focusing system, 799 Motion stability, at large lateral accelerations, 346–8
Magneto-rheological fluid (MR), 412, 558 Motor control alternatives, 153–4
Main-ends, 4 Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA), 569–70
MAN/Voith concept city bus, 198–200 Moving obstacles, 457, 460
Manual gearbox, 114 MSC.ADAMS, 494, 505, 509, 510, 511
automated manual transmission, 120–1 MTS Flat-Trac Roadway SimulatorÔ, 354
clutch, 119–20 Multibody systems vehicle model, 475–7
front-wheel-drive passenger car gearbox, 114–15 Multi-link rear axle, 206
gear ratios, achieving, 119 Multi-link suspension, 207, 216–17
gearchanging and synchromesh, 115–19 advantages, 216–17
rear wheel drive car and commercial gearbox, 115 disadvantages, 217
Manual steering systems, 265 and double wishbone, 278–80
Manual transmission, 107 of Ford Werke AG, 217
Map-controlled drive management, 177, 178 Multiple Electronic Permanent (MEP), 181
Mass air flow (MAF), 78 Multiplexer (MUX), 788–9
Master cylinder, 363 Multipole system, 725
Master site, 424
Materials integration into designs, 620–1
sandwich materials, 625–7 Natural frequency, of undamped system, 341
tailor welded blanks, 624–5 NAVSTAR GPS system, 420
tube hydroforming, 621–4 characteristics, 420–1
MATLAB, 509 navigation message, 421–2
MATLAB/Simulink, 509, 523 Near field techniques, 700
Matrix inversion method, 694 NecarIV, 170–1
McPherson front axle, 211, 232, 237 Neural networks, 507–8
McPherson strut rear axle, 214 Nickel–metal hydride alkaline battery, 146
McPherson struts and strut dampers, 210, 280–1 Nitric acid, 53
advantages, 211 Nitric oxide (NO), 53
disadvantages, 212 Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), 53
Mean best torque (MBT), 90 Noise, 668–9, 676
Mean effective pressure, 15 Noise path analysis, 690
Medium carbon GI, 385 coherence methods for, 691–2
Mercedes-Benz, 170, 216, 224, 225, 226, 228, 241, 246, 251, non-invasive methods for, 694–5
253, 265, 271 standard methods for, 692–4
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter series, 228 Noise reduction (NR), 715
Metallic monoliths, 57–9 Noise source ranking, 743
Microcontroller, 399 using shielding techniques, 744–5
Microprocessor unit (MPU), 97, 428, 785, 802, 803 Noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), 603, 675
Microstrip, 428 Non-driven front axles, 225–6
Milliken Moment Method (MMM), 353 Non-driven rear axles, 238–40
Milliken Research Associates, 353 independent wheel suspension, 240
Mission planner, 442, 443 rigid axle, 240
Mission Scheduler, 446, 448 twist-beam suspension, 238, 240
Mitsubishi, 200, 743 Nonholonomic constraints, 457
ML1 cell, 148 Nonholonomic path planning, 464–5
Mobile unit, 424 Non-linear and linearised inviscid Euler equation,
Model Reference Adaptive Scheme (MRAS), 508 derivation of, 733
Modern instrumentation, 785–6 Non-linear steady-state cornering solutions, 344–52
Modified 1-D linear plane wave equation, 714 Nylon (PA), 655

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