Course: Mechanics of Road Vehicles Motion

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Course title Mechanics of Road Vehicles Motion
Course code KDPD/PMSVK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Voltr Ondřej, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Tesař Miroslav, doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
Environment - human - car. The system of forces and moments affecting the vehicles. Rolling of the wheel. Rolling resistance. Transfer of forces between the wheel and road. Equilibrium of forces and performances. Radial reaction at axles. Sources and transformation of energy. Gear unit of the vehicle. Straight drive dynamics. Braking the vehicle. The turning theory. Vehicle stability. Consolidation - time allowance.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to acquaint the students with the basics of motion mechanics of the road vehicles. To teach them about the dependency between application of forces and moments in the vehicle and its behaviour. On the basis of this knowledge to teach the students the procedure to calculate forces and moments affecting the vehicle. To acquaint them with the theoretical basics of accessing the riding qualities of the road vehicles.
After passing the subject, the student is able to determinate forces and moments affecting the vehicle. He/she is able to calculate the intensity of rolling resistance and other forces and moments. He/she is able to determine the conditions for stability of the vehicle and the stability-affecting parameters. He/she is acquainted with theoretical requirements for the main constructional groups, in view of their proper function. He/she is able to define the conditions and requirements in terms of the road vehicle properties required.
Prerequisites
The high school physics knowledge. The basic knowledge of application of forces and moments, resolution of forces. The basic knowledge of mechanics of kinetics of solids in the plane. The knowledge of the mathematical apparatus complying with the passing of the 1st year of the study.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

In the course of the semester and at the final exam, the student has to demonstrate his/her understanding of the problems solved and the ability to independently define the conditions for setting the necessary parameters of a vehicle. To define and calculate the forces and moments affecting the vehicle in motion. Concrete requirements shall be given to the students by the tutor in the first week of the semester.
Recommended literature
  • TESAŘ, Miroslav, VALA, Miroslav. Teorie a konstrukce silničních vozidel I. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2003. ISBN 80-7194-503-X.
  • Vlk, František. Dynamika motorových vozidel : jízdní odpory, hnací charakteristika, brzdění, odpružení, řízení, ovladatelnost, stabilita. Brno: Nakladatelství a vydavatelství Vlk, 2000. ISBN 80-238-5273-6.
  • Vlk, František. Úlohy z dynamiky motorových vozidel : výkon vozidla, brzdné vlastnosti, kmitání, řiditelnost a ovladatelnost. Brno: Nakladatelství a vydavatelství Vlk, 2001. ISBN 80-238-6574-9.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Means: Road Vehicles (2016) Category: Transportation and communications 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter