Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics (5 cr)
Code: 5011118-3003
General information
Enrollment
02.12.2020 - 31.01.2021
Timing
11.01.2021 - 29.05.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Automotive and Transportation Engineering
Teachers
- Markku Ikonen
Groups
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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
Teaching methods
Versatile
Content scheduling
Contents: Fundamentals of vehicle dynamics
Timing: Spring 2021
Evaluation scale
H-5