Automotive Systems: Principles and Practice
暫譯: 汽車系統：原則與實務

本書介紹了汽車系統的原則和實踐，包括融合最新汽車產業趨勢的現代汽車系統。十五章內容展示了掌握未來汽車複雜性的全新創新方法。主題涵蓋汽車分類、結構與佈局、引擎、變速器、煞車、懸吊和轉向，並以現代概念進行說明，例如電池電動車、混合電動車和燃料電池車輛及其維護實務。每一章都配有範例、插圖、選擇題和複習題。此書針對汽車工程、機械工程和電子工程的高年級本科生及研究生，內容涵蓋以下主題：

- 所有現代及基本汽車系統的構造和運作細節
- 以簡化的方式說明各種汽車系統部件的操作和組裝的複雜性
- 汽車系統的處理及各組件的整合，以確保車輛的順利運行
- 現代主題，如電池電動車、混合電動車和燃料電池車輛
- 每章結尾的插圖範例、圖形、選擇題和複習題

G. K. Awari received Bachelor of Engineering degree from RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India in 1991 and M.E. degree from Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India, in 1995, all in Mechanical engineering. He has done his Ph.D. from Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University, Amravati, Maharashtra, India, in 2007. He has total 24 years of teaching experience at undergraduate, postgraduate and research level. He has taught various subjects like Fluid Power and Machinery, Computer graphics, Automation Engineering, Operation research, Machine Design and Automobile Engineering. His area of interest is graphical modelling of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Vehicle Dynamics. He has total 31 international journal publications, 20 international conference publications and 11 national conference publications and 3 patents to his name. 15 research scholars have completed PhD in Mechanical Engineering under his supervision. He is also a recipient of "Best Principal Award" and "Best paper award" at various National conference and International conferences. He has contributed in the development Academics as Board of Study (BOS) Member at Goa University, SG Amravati University and RTM Nagpur University. He is presently BOS member in Yeshvantrao Chavan College of Engineering (YCCE, An autonomous Institute), Nagpur, RTM Nagpur University and Chairman BOS of Automobile Engineering at Government Polytechnic (GP), Nagpur. Dr. G. K. Awari is currently, Head of Automobile Engineering Department at Government Polytechnic, Nagpur. He has authored a book with CRC Press and two books with New Age International Publisher (P) Ltd. New Delhi.

V.S.Kumbhar received Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degree in Automobile engineering from Shivaji University Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India in 2007 and 2013 respectively. He has total 12 years of experiences. (04 years of industrial experience in automobile manufacturing engineering and 7 years of teaching experience at undergraduate level.) He has taught various subjects like Automobile engines, Automobile systems, Automobile Design, Machine design, Strength of materials, Advanced Engines and Automobile Engineering. His area of interest is fuels and combustion, emission control systems. He has more than 08 international journal publications to his credit. He has contributed in the development of Academics as subject expert for Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, MSBTE, Mumbai. He is presently BOS member of Automobile Engineering at Government Polytechnic (GP), Nagpur. He is currently working at Automobile Engineering Department at Government Polytechnic, Nagpur.

R.B.Tirpude received Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India in 1998 and M.E. degree in CAD/CAM from Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University, Amravati, Maharashtra, India, in 2008. He has done his MBA(operations) from Delhi university Delhi, India, in 2012. He is currenly pursuing PhD in Mechanical Engineering from RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. He has total 19 years of teaching experience at undergraduate, research level. He has taught various subjects like Computer Aided Drafting, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Operation research, Fluid Power, Machine Design and Automobile Engineering. His area of interest is emission control system He has total 15 international journal publications, 10 international conference publications and 11 national conference publications and 7 patents to his name. He received "ISTE Narsee Munji Best Project Award". He is also a recipient of "Best Teacher Award" from Government polytechnic Nagpur as well as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Association of Engineers, Nagpur chapter. He has contributed in the development Academics as Board of Study (BOS) member at MSBTE and various Autonomous institutes of Govt. of Maharashtra. He is presently BOS member of Automobile Engineering at Government Polytechnic (GP), Nagpur. He is currently working in Automobile Engineering Department at Government Polytechnic, Nagpur and handling various collaborations of the department with leading automobile manufacturing industries.

G. K. Awari於1991年獲得印度馬哈拉施特拉邦納格浦爾大學（RTM Nagpur University）機械工程學士學位，並於1995年獲得印度旁遮普邦塔帕爾大學（Thapar University）機械工程碩士學位。他於2007年在印度馬哈拉施特拉邦聖甘吉巴巴阿姆拉瓦提大學（Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University）獲得博士學位。他擁有24年的本科、研究生及研究層級的教學經驗，教授過流體動力與機械、計算機圖形學、自動化工程、運籌學、機械設計及汽車工程等多個科目。他的研究興趣包括計算流體力學（Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD）的圖形建模及車輛動力學。他擁有31篇國際期刊發表、20篇國際會議發表、11篇國內會議發表及3項專利。15位研究生在他的指導下完成了機械工程的博士學位。他還獲得了多個國內及國際會議的「最佳校長獎」及「最佳論文獎」。他作為學術發展的貢獻者，曾擔任果阿大學、聖甘吉巴巴阿姆拉瓦提大學及RTM納格浦爾大學的學術委員會成員。目前，他是納格浦爾的耶什萬特拉奧查萬工程學院（Yeshvantrao Chavan College of Engineering, YCCE，自治機構）、RTM納格浦爾大學的學術委員會成員，以及納格浦爾政府理工學院（Government Polytechnic, GP）汽車工程學科的主席。G. K. Awari博士目前是納格浦爾政府理工學院汽車工程系的系主任。他與CRC Press出版了一本書，並與新時代國際出版社（New Age International Publisher (P) Ltd.）出版了兩本書。

V.S. Kumbhar於2007年和2013年分別在印度馬哈拉施特拉邦希瓦吉大學（Shivaji University Kolhapur）獲得汽車工程學士及碩士學位。他擁有12年的工作經驗（其中4年為汽車製造工程的產業經驗，7年為本科教學經驗）。他教授過汽車引擎、汽車系統、汽車設計、機械設計、材料力學、高級引擎及汽車工程等多個科目。他的研究興趣包括燃料與燃燒、排放控制系統。他擁有超過8篇國際期刊發表的作品。他作為馬哈拉施特拉州技術教育委員會（Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, MSBTE）主題專家，對學術發展做出了貢獻。目前，他是納格浦爾政府理工學院（Government Polytechnic, GP）汽車工程的學術委員會成員，並在納格浦爾政府理工學院的汽車工程系工作。

R.B. Tirpude於1998年在印度馬哈拉施特拉邦RTM納格浦爾大學獲得機械工程學士學位，並於2008年在聖甘吉巴巴阿姆拉瓦提大學獲得CAD/CAM碩士學位。他於2012年在德里大學獲得MBA（運營）學位。目前，他正在RTM納格浦爾大學攻讀機械工程博士學位。他擁有19年的本科及研究層級的教學經驗，教授過計算機輔助繪圖、液壓與氣壓、運籌學、流體動力、機械設計及汽車工程等多個科目。他的研究興趣為排放控制系統。他擁有15篇國際期刊發表、10篇國際會議發表、11篇國內會議發表及7項專利。他獲得了「ISTE Narsee Munji最佳專案獎」，並且是納格浦爾政府理工學院的「最佳教師獎」及納格浦爾章的巴巴薩赫布·安貝德卡國家工程師協會（Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Association of Engineers）的獲獎者。他作為學術發展的貢獻者，曾擔任MSBTE及馬哈拉施特拉州政府各自治機構的學術委員會成員。目前，他是納格浦爾政府理工學院（Government Polytechnic, GP）汽車工程的學術委員會成員，並在納格浦爾政府理工學院的汽車工程系工作，負責與領先的汽車製造業的各種合作。