Vehicle Dynamics
COURSE CONTENT
Fundamentals of automotive design and the basic mechanics governing vehicle performance. The expected developments in car design. Chassis and Body loading, construction and design. Automotive computer aided design. Braking dynamics, brake types, heavy vehicles braking performance. Anti-Lock brake systems, brakes calculation. Accident reconstruction. Computer models and simulation of vehicle collisions and rollovers. Suspension, types of automotive suspension, theoretical and experimental evaluation, roll centre, active suspension. Steering and handling, directional stability, sliding, center of rotation, vibration and stabilization of the steering wheels, directional stability calculations, steering system response. Engines, general characteristics of internal combustion engines, ignition systems, fuel supply, pollution control. Drive-train equations of motion. Drive-train characteristics evaluation algorithm.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
This course is designed to meet the needs of a candidate who wishes to study the subject of automotive design at an advanced level but who does not have the skill or inclination to engage in the practice of automotive design activity upon completion.
Course Features
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- Skill level All levels
- Language English
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- Assessments Self