Research and Markets: A Look at the Major Manufacturers within the Vehicle Chassis Industry, Including Bosch, Delphi and Visteon

Business Wire, March 3, 2006

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33898) has announced the addition of A Global Technical And Manufacturer Review Of Automotive Chassis Systems to their offering.

A vehicles chassis system is a determining factor when it comes to handling characteristics, influencing vehicle driving dynamics, comfort, safety, and road holding ability. In this exclusive report, our third study of chassis engineering and systems, we review the currently available technologies and what we could expect to see on tomorrows car. As well as defining the elements of chassis systems, including the history, technology and new product developments of each area, this report provides profiles of the major chassis system manufacturers including Bosch, Delphi and Visteon.

Report coverage

--Chapter one provides an introduction.

--Chapter two defines the elements of chassis systems - how chassis technology is divided into four main areas: suspension, steering, brakes, and tyres. This section includes current scope and new materials, plus introduces the fifth element that has emerged during the last decade or so - electronic intervention.

--Chapter three begins the review of each area in turn. This chapter concentrates on suspension, including basic requirements, suspension linkages, springs, dampers, anti-roll bars and wheels.

--Chapter four turns to steering - electric power assisted, steer-by-wire and four-wheel steering.

--Chapter five focuses on brakes, including basic requirements , new materials and configurations, automatic parking brakes and brake-by-wire.

--Chapter six looks at tyres, their materials and design plus run-tyres, space-saver spare wheels and tyres and tyre pressure monitoring systems.

--Chapter seven recognises the latest element of the chassis system - electronic intervention. This includes basic ABS, emergency brake assist, traction control and steering intervention.

--Finally, chapter eight provides brief profiles of the major chassis system manufacturers, namely: ArvinMeritor, Bosch, Continental, Delphi, ThyssenKrupp Automotive, TRW Automotive, Visteon and ZF.

Topics Covered

Chapter 1 - - Introduction .

Chassis analysis

Report coverage

Chapter 2 - Chassis systems definitions .

Current scope

New materials

Chapter 3 - Suspension .

Basic requirements

Suspension linkages

Springs

Mechanical springs

Air and gas springs

Dampers

Anti-roll bars

Wheels

Chapter 4 - Steering .

Basic requirements

Electric power assisted steering (EPAS)

Steer-by-wire (SBW)

Four-wheel steering (4WS)

Chapter 5 - Brakes .

Basic requirements

New materials

New configurations

Automatic parking brakes

Brake-by-wire (BBW)

Chapter 6 - Tyres .

Materials and design

"Run flat" tyres

Space-saver spare wheels and tyres

Tyre pressure monitoring systems

Chapter 7 - Electronic intervention .

Braking intervention

Basic ABS

Emergency brake assist

Electronic brake effort proportioning

Traction control

Chassis (suspension) intervention

Damper rate variation

Spring (and damper) rate variation

Geometry variation

Stability enhancement intervention

Steering intervention

Chapter 8 - Tier-one suppliers .

Introduction

List of figures

Companies Mentioned

- ArvinMeritor - Bosch - Continental - Delphi - ThyssenKrupp Automotive - TRW -Visteon - ZF

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