Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics (5 cr)
Code: 5011118-3002
General information
Enrollment
02.12.2019 - 31.01.2020
Timing
13.01.2020 - 30.04.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
10 - 100
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Automotive and Transportation Engineering
Teachers
- Markku Ikonen
Groups
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PAUTOS17AS
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PAUTOS17K
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PAUTOS18KPAUTOS18K
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PAUTOS18ASPAUTOS18AS
Objective
After completing the module, the student is able to:
- determine the road resistance as well as the traction force and power needed, of a vehicle at different driving speeds
- determine the limitations of vehicle performance (acceleration, top speed, braking, cornering)
- understand and interpret the cornering properties of a vehicle (understeer, oversteer, neutral steer)
- explain how the steering angles influence the vehicle behavior
Content
- the drags and forces affecting a vehicle
- axle loads in different driving situations
- acceleration limited by engine power or wheel traction
- braking, the effect of initial speed to braking distance
- stability in cornering, sliding and tipping of a vehicle
- Ackermann steering geometry, cornering properties of a vehicle
- wheel angles
Materials
in Optima
Teaching methods
Interactive classroom learning, calculation excercises
Exam schedules
First partial exam in late February or early March, the other in end-April.
Retake possibilities flexibly according to needs.
International connections
Versatile
Completion alternatives
Will be determined case by case
Student workload
Compiling of traction power/driving speed graph, 27 h/ECTS
Content scheduling
Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics, January-April 2020
Further information
markku.ikonen@turkuamk.fi
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Two exams
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
Result of either partial exam below acceptance level or sum of the two exam results below passing level.