Motor Vehicles (FSI-FAU)

Academic year 2018/2019
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kaplan, CSc.  
Supervising institute: ÚADI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The aim of the course is make students familiar with the design of undercart parts of motor cars and trucks, buses and vehicle trains.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Students will be have an overview of the current situation in design of undercart parts of vehicles, and will be able to forecast their development. Students will acquire knowledge necessary for an independent design activities.
Prerequisites:
The student needs to have knowledge appropriate courses of theoretical basics of bachelor study programme at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology, Brno
Course contents:
Comprehensive presentation of basic problems in designing vehicles. The course focuses on motor cars, and commercial motor vehicles. Students will be made familiar with the main development trends in the field presented on theoretical analysis of solved problems. Theoretical knowledge acquired in the previous study will be applied to concrete problems.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Graded course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars, and passed control tests. Examination tests student’s knowledge of presented study material. The exam has a written and an oral part.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance at seminars is compulsory and systematically checked by the teacher. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the course supervisor.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 3 hrs. optionally                  
    Labs and studios  13 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture 01. Train resistance.
02. Train limits.
03. Axles, constructional principle.
04. Systems of suspension and damping.
05. Tyres and wheels.
06. Braking systems.
07. Vehicle steering systems.
08. Clutch
09. Gearbox, synchronizing
10. Planetary gearbox
11. Transmission and cardan shaft
12. Axle drive
13. Differential
    Labs and studios 01.-02. Measurement of vehicle´s centre of gravity
03.-04. Wheel suspension - measurement of kinematic characteristic of axletree
05.-06. Measurement of wheel alignment
07.-08. Damper testing - diagnostic of dampers without disassembly
09.-10. Measurement of train resistance - trailing throttle test
11.-12. Brake testing in laboratory terms
13. Credit
Literature - fundamental:
1. Kaplan, Z.: Převodná ústrojí motorových vozidel.
2. Bosch: Automotive Handbook. 6th Edition, 2004
Literature - recommended:
1. Kaplan, Z.: Převodná ústrojí motorových vozidel.
2. Bosch: Automotive Handbook. 6th Edition, 2004
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B3S-P full-time study B-SSZ Machine and Equipment Construction -- GCr 5 Compulsory 1 3 W