Vehicle Dynamics

Lecturer:

Jan Kovanda (gar.)

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Electric Drives and Traction

Synopsis:

Knowledge of stable and non-stable driving conditions of vehicles and the impact caused by constructional or regulatory interventions.

Systems of chassis organs, suspension systems of vehicles, driving dynamics and stability, vibration of vehicles. Theoretical and practical inserting of units.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Active safety - definition and role

2.Applied mechanics in vehicle design

3.Transmission systems in different vehicle categories

4.Suspension mechanisms - design principles

5.Suspension system analysis

6.Suspension of „in wheel motor“ system

7.Steering mechanisms - design, independent wheel steering

8.Sophisticated and adaptive suspension systems

9.Tyre- road contact

10.Vertical dynamics and active suspension - ABC

11.Lateral dynamics and steering - ABS, ESP, rear axle steering

12.Longitudinal dynamics and acceleration, braking - ABS, TCS, brake assistant

13.Vehicle control systems, CAN-BUS communication

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] Kovanda, Resl, Socha: Konstrukce automobilů, Praha, skriptum ČVUT, 1997

[2] Mitschke, M.: Dynamik von Kraftfahrzeugen. Springer 2000

[3] Ellis, J.R.: Vehicle Dynamics. London Business Books Limited

[4] Kovanda, J., Riva, R.: Vehicle-human Interaction. Ed. Spiegel, Milano, 1999

[5] First, J: Testing of Cars and Motorcycles (in Czech - Zkouseni automobilu a motocyklu). SnT Praha 2008

[6] Bosch: Driving-safety Systems. Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, 1999

[7] Slotine, J.J.E., and Li, W.: Applied Nonlinear Control, Prentice-Hall, 1991

[8] Popp, K.; Schiehlen, W. : Ground Vehicle Dynamics, Springer, Berlin, 2010

[9] Rill, G.: Vehicle Dynamics, Fachhochschule Regensburg, 2007 - available on:

[10] http://homepages.fh-regensburg.de/~rig39165/skripte/Vehicle_Dynamics.pdf

journals:

[11] Automotive Engineer

[12] Transactions on Transport Sciences (www.transportsciences.org )

[13] Neural Network World ( http://www.nnw.cz/ )

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu	roomT2:B3-259 Kovanda J. 09:15–10:45 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice Konzultacka
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu	roomT2:E1-105 Kovanda J. 07:30–10:45 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice haly Laborator
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans: