Description:

Design of the vehicle with focus on its use and function in frame of ITS. User requirement analyses. Economic aspects. Process of constructions in a concept phase, functional dependences and structure of the designed object. Creation of functional models. Energy management and storages for ground vehicles, energy transformations leading to kinetic one. Propulsion systems / traditional and alternative ones. Life-cycle analysis.

Recommended literature:

First, J. a kol., "Energetická analýza pozemní dopravy Systémy přeměny energií", 2014 ČVUT v Praze, ISBN: 978-80-01-05664-6
FIRST, Jiří. Zkoušení automobilů a motocyklů: příručka pro konstruktéry. Praha: S&T CZ, 2008. ISBN 978-80-254-1850-5
Bosch Automotive Handbook, 8th Edition, Robert Bosch - Bentley Publishers, 2011, ISBN-10: 0837616867

Keywords:

design and construction of vehicles, models, energy analysis, propulsions

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