Automotive Transmissions: Fundamentals, Selecti... | ORIGINAL |

An interesting feature highlighted in is the shift from purely mechanical systems to information networking , where a significant amount of transmission functionality is now realized through software and electronic integration. This allows for "superordinate functions"—capabilities that a transmission system could never achieve through mechanics alone—by networking it with other vehicle components.

: The book provides a full account of continuously variable transmissions (CVT) and hybrid drives, which are critical for modern fuel-efficiency standards. Automotive Transmissions: Fundamentals, Selecti...

: It examines the complex relationship between the environment, traffic, and the vehicle-transmission system to address economy and ease of use. An interesting feature highlighted in is the shift

: About 40% of the second edition contains new or revised data to reflect technological changes since its original 1999 release. : It examines the complex relationship between the

Other key features and topics covered in the Second Edition (2010) include: