Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Fundamentals on Vehicle and Tyre Modelling -- 1 Global Vehicle Modeling -- 1.1 Vehicle Dynamics -- 1.2 Dynamic Torsor Calculation -- 1.3 Exterior Forces Torsor Calculation -- 1.4 The Sprung Mass Dynamics -- 1.5 Model Simplification and Validation -- 2 Tire Modeling -- 2.1 Tire Physical Fundamentals -- 2.2 Tire Behavioural Models -- 2.3 Tire Models Linearization -- 2.4 Dynamic Saturation -- 2.5 Simulation of the Linearized Models -- 2.6 Tire Models Comparison -- 2.7 Validation and Relevance of Linearized Tire Models -- References -- Tyre Mechanics and Thermal Effects on Tyre Behaviour -- 1 Introduction to the Tyre -- 2 Tyre Structure -- 3 Mechanics of Tyres -- 4 Tyre Role in Vehicle Dynamics -- 5 Tyre Working Conditions Effects -- 6 Tyre Thermal Modelling in Vehicle Dynamics and Driving Simulations -- 7 Tyre Wear Modelling -- References -- Torque Vectoring Control for Enhancing Vehicle Safety and Energy Efficiency -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Torque Vectoring Control Framework -- 3 Reference Generator: rref, (βref) -- 3.1 Fundamentals on the Design of rref -- 3.2 Design of the Full Vehicle Cornering Response and Driving Modes -- 3.3 Concurrent Yaw Rate and Sideslip Angle Control -- 4 High Level Controller: Ttot, Mz -- 4.1 Calculation of Ttot -- 4.2 Calculation of Mz -- 4.3 Experimental Results and Further Remarks -- 5 Low Level Controller: Tij -- 5.1 Relationships Among Ttot, Mz and Tij -- 5.2 Computation of σ -- 5.3 An Alternative for Mz: |