Advances in Simulation, Product Design and Development

Introduction.- Mechanics of the Wheel with Tire.-3 Vehicle Model for Handling and Performance.- Braking Performance.

Dr. V. Prabhu Raja is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, India. He has to his credit 65 technical papers published in 52 international journals and 13 national journals. He has conducted 32 continuing education programs in the area of finite element analysis and executed 43 industrial consultancy projects. His research areas include high speed spindle design, alternate materials for machine tools, high speed machining and structural integrity. He was the principal investigator of eight research projects, sponsored by DST, C-MAT, BRNS, Office of PSA and DRDO. He was the co-investigator of four projects sponsored by DST, AR & DB and AICTE. He has guided eight doctoral research scholars and is guiding five scholars presently. He also served as a Senior Engineer in the Engineering Research Centre, Tata Motors, Pune. He has co-authored five books.    

Dr. M. Kalayarasan is Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) in theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, India. He obtained his B.E. (Mech) and M.E. (Engineering Design) from Kongu Engineering College and Ph.D. from Anna University, India. His research interests include machine tool design, alternate materials for machine tools, contact mechanics and biomaterials. He has published 15 peer-reviewed international journal papers and 20 international and national conference papers. He was the co-investigator for a project sponsored by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

Dr. P. K. Jain is currently serving as Director in Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from University of Roorkee in 1987. He obtained his M.E and Ph.D from the University of Roorkee in 1989 and 1996 respectively. He has over two decades of teaching and research experience. His