Orientation in Vehicle Technology

Lecturer:

Jan Kovanda (gar.)

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Electric Drives and Traction

Synopsis:

Energy analysis of vehicle drive including restraint forces analysis with special attention to the aerodynamics. Vehicle project, development, styling, design software support, production technology principles. Hybrid vehicles, general approach, analysis of combustion engine and electric motor combination and synergy. Working and agricultural machines with non-conventional propulsion systems.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Energy analysis of transportation

2.Hybrid vehicles - combination of IC engines and motor

3.Combustion engine efficiency, alternative fuels and energy resources

4.Aerodynamics, principles, stream lines and air flow

5.Drag force - principles, influence of front and rear part car body shapes

6.Lift force - principles, influence of front and rear part car body shapes

7.Lateral force - principles, influence of front and rear part car body shapes

8.Vehicle project - decision making in vehicle development, design and styling, car body design principles

9.Software in vehicle design

10.Basic principles of production technology

11.Exploitation of vehicles, maintainance

12.Working and agriculture machines - philosophy, design and production

13.Invited lectures - experts from industry (according to agreement)

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

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

[2] Kovanda, Tobolár, Kotyk: Car body design (in Cz - Karosérie), CVUT, 2000

[3] Pippert H: Karosserietechnik. Vogel, Würzburg, 1989

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. 07:30–09:00 (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	roomT2:E1-105 Kovanda J. 09:15–12:30 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice haly Laborator
Tue
Fri
Thu
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans: