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2024/2025

Vehicle Concept, Structure, Aggregates and Safety

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Code Completion Credits Range Language
E211112 Z,ZK 3 2P+1C English
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Department of Automotive, Combustion Engine and Railway Engineering
Synopsis:

The topic covers the fields of design of vehicles, which are not treated in other topics in order to complete the information of design of all vehicle parts. The topic is splitted into three parts: a) Passive safety, b) design of frames and body structures, c) Desing of Chassis elements and aggregates

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Information on the organisation of the course, special conditions for the award of ungraded assessment, graded assessment or examination and study materials can be found on the study material server:

https://moodle-vyuka.cvut.cz/

Syllabus of lectures:

Passive safety

1 - Injury criterion

2 - Passive safety elements

3 - Design of vehicle from the passive safety point of view

4 - Simulation and tests of passive safety

Desing of Chassis elements and aggregates

5 - Axles

6 - Steering

7 - Suspension and wheel geometry

8 - Brake system

9 - Design of tyre, wheel rim and axle alignment

Design of body structure

10 - Calculation of frame structures

11 - Design of frame structures

12 - Calculation of frameless body

13 - Design of frameless body

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Study materials:

• Ulrich, S.: Automotive safety handbook, ISBN 0-7680-0912-X;

• Huang, M.: Vehicle crash mechanics, ISBN 0-8493-0104-1;

• Nahum, A.: Accidental injury, ISBN-10: 0-387-98820-3

• Dixon J.C.: Tires, Suspension and handling. ISBN 0-340-67796-0

• Heisler H.: Advanced Vehicle Technology. ISBN 0-7680-1071-3

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The course is a part of the following study plans:
Data valid to 2024-10-09
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