Automotive Transmissions Design, Theory and Applications

This book introduces readers to the theory, design and applications of automotive transmissions. It covers multiple categories, e.g. AT, AMT, CVT, DCT and transmissions for electric vehicles, each of which has its own configuration and characteristics. In turn, the book addresses the effective design of transmission gear ratios, structures and control strategies, and other topics that will be of particular interest to graduate students, researchers and engineers. Moreover, it includes real-world solutions, simulation methods and testing procedures. Based on the author’s extensive first-hand experience in the field, the book allows readers to gain a deeper understanding of vehicle transmissions. 

Dr. Chen Yong, a Professor of Automobile Engineering, graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Saga University, Japan, and completed his Ph.D. in the same department in 1995. Between 1990 and 2008, he worked for JATCO “Powertrain Development” in various management positions. He was then Vice President and Chief Engineer at Zhejiang Geely Automobile Research Institute from 2008 to 2015, before being invited to become the leader of the New Energy Vehicle Research Center at Hebei University of Technology in 2015.

His research fields include vehicle dynamics, powertrain (hybrid and electric drivetrains), vehicle CAE and transmission research and development. He has written numerous publications and holds patents relative to automotive engineering.

He is a Fellow of Society of the Automotive Engineers of China (SAE-China). He is also an editorial board member of various international research journals, like Automotive Innovation. At the same time, he is the Vice Chairman of the Gear Technology Committee of SAE-China and a Visiting Professor at Jilin University.