| Code: E211113 |
Vehicle Dynamics II. |
| Lecturer: Dr.Ir. Saskia Monsma |
Weekly load: 2P+1C |
Completion: A, EX |
| Department: 12120 |
Credits: 3 |
Semester: S |
- Description:
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The course 'Vehicle Dynamics' is aimed at gaining a basic understanding about vehicle lateral dynamics. It offers a good balance between fundamentals and practical aspects of vehicle lateral dynamics in relationship to its suspension components including tyres. With this basis, students will learn how to set up equations of motion and derive fundamental mathematical models to understand and experiment the basic phenomena of Vehicle Dynamics.
- Contents:
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Introduction into the theory of dynamic systems
Forces acting between road and wheel
Basics of lateral dynamics
Modelling of vehicle components: tyres, springs, dampers
Criteria of good handling performance
Controlled subsystems of vehicle dynamics: suspension, braking
Criteria of lateral stability
- Recommended literature:
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1. Lecturing material and hand-outs
2. Genta, G.: Motor Vehicle Dynamics, World Scientific, Singapore 1997 (basic textbook)
- Keywords:
- lateral vehicle dynamics, tire design and behaviour
Abbreviations used:
Semester:
- W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
- S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
- W,S ... both semesters
Mode of completion of the course:
- A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
- GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
- EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
- A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)
Weekly load (hours per week):
- P ... lecture
- C ... seminar
- L ... laboratory
- R ... proseminar
- S ... seminar