Car Body Design

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Department of Vehicle Technology

Synopsis:

Personal cars body, high-load car body, bus car body, and motorcycle as a construction set. Principles of design, production, testing and operation. Materials used for car body construction. Active and passive safety parts. Ergonomics, HMI, view out of the vehicle, operational extent, view behind the car. Conditioning tools, signaling function. Aerodynamics of the car body. Design and artistic design principles. Practical training.

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not defined

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Study Objective:

Explain the project of a vehicle, principles of car body construction, legislation, car body design, operational a critical states of the vehicle, non-traditional materials use, aerodynamics of the body. The aim is to understand the car body design principle and its operational conditions.

Study materials:

Kovanda, J., Tobolář, J., Kotyk, J.: Karosérie. Skriptum ČVUT, 1997

Kovanda, B., Kovanda, J.: Aerodynamika vozidel. Skriptum ČVUT, 1999

First, J.: Zkoušení automobilů a motocyklů. SnT a FD ČVUT Praha, 2008

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Master Full-Time DS from 2022/23 (compulsory elective course)
• Master Full-Time DS from 2023/24 (compulsory elective course)
• Master Full-Time IS (joint degree) from 2023/24 (compulsory elective course)
• Master Full-Time DS from 2024/25 (compulsory elective course)
• Master Full-Time LA from 2024/25 (compulsory elective course)