COURSE SYLLABUS

VEHICLE DYNAMICS

1	Course Title:	VEHICLE DYNAMICS
2	Course Code:	OTO3006
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ZELİHA KAMIŞ KOCABIÇAK
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi, Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi, Otomotiv Mühendisliği Bölümü 16059 Görükle/BURSA zkamis@uludag.edu.tr; Tel: 0224 2941992
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to provide knowledge relating to vehicle dynamics, ride and handling
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to evaluate the loads applied to the vehicle system, which is a dynamic structure, as a principle design criteria.;
2	To be able to apprehend the importance of the effects of crash mechanics, as much as the dynamic effects caused by the road and environment, on structural design.;
3	To be able to understand the relation on the road-tyre interface. Therefore, to have a perception on the difference between the classical system and the vehicle system dynamics.;
4	To be able to apprehend the opposition between handling and ride dynamics as a design criteria.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to vehicle dynamics, vehicle ride and handling
2	Main loads on the car body, basic principles in designing a vehicle chassis.
3	Chassis frame torsional and bending stiffnesses, specifications definition. Engine and transmission main loads.
4	Crashworthiness: energy absorption and restraint systems
5	Crashworthiness: crash tests.
6	Braking system, ideal and real braking, circuits layout, disc and drum brakes.
7	Ideal steering, power steering. Steering system, kinematic steering, steering systems layout, subsystem elements.
8	Handling Dynamics, Axis Systems, Basic Concepts, Tyre-Road Interaction, Forces and Moments.
9	Cornering Stiffness, Camber Angle and Self Aligning Torque Effects, Tyre Modelling, Dugoff Model, Allen Model,
10	Pacejka’s Magic Formula Tyre Model, Driver-Vehicle System, Handling Dynamics Models
11	Bicycle Model, Slip Angles, Equations of Motion.
12	Stability Analysis, Handling Characteristics, Case studies in Matlab
13	Ride Dynamics – Comfort relation, Quarter and Full Vehicle Ride Models, Suspension System design considering the comfort and Handling Characteristics.
14	Suspension System design considering the comfort and Handling Characteristics. Case studies in Matlab

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics, T. Gillespie, SAE, 1992. 2.Vehicle Dynamics & Control, R. Rajamani, Springer, 2006. 3.The Multibody Systems approach to Vehicle Dynamics, M. Blundell, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004. 4.Theory of Ground Vehicles, R. Y. Wong, Wiley, 2001.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	25
Quiz	1	15
Homeworks, Performances	2	10
Final Exam	1	50
Total	5	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High