Course: Road vehicles testing

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Course title Road vehicles testing
Course code KDPD/PZVOP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
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)
  • Graja Milan, doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Voltr Ondřej, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Jilek Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Technical requirements for road vehicles. National and international legislation. Automotive testing. Testing of road vehicles and their components during their approval. Test structure. Weight and inertial parameters of vehicles. Determining of the centre of gravity and moments of inertia. Engine and chassis dynamometers. Testing of engines, transmissions and vehicles. Emission tests - test methods, measurement methods, equipment, emissions laboratories, emissions analyzers. Emission test - regulations, legal standards, evaluation of measurement, creation of the protocols. Brake Tests (driving and laboratory tests) - test methods, equipment and legislation. Noise measurement. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tests. Measurements in car cabins. Inspection of the technical state of road vehicles in operation. Tests of handling and vehicles behaviour (objective, subjective). Vehicles roll stability tests - test methods, regulations, measurement equipment Vehicles roll stability tests - test procedures and evaluations. Passive safety tests. Test facilities.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration, Projection, Laboratory work
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to make students acquinted with current technical requirements and regulations (international, national) for road vehicles approval and testing.
After passing the subject students are able to orientate themselves to problems of vehicles testing. They have an overview of technical requirements and technical legislation (national, international) for road vehicles and vehicles approval procedures. They are familiar with main test methods and evaluation procedures, especially in the field of emissions, brakes, EMC, handling and stability.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of vehicles design, technical operation of vehicles, technical measurement and diagnostic methods is supposed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Work-related product analysis, Discussion, Systematic monitoring

During the semester students must take active part in solving problems on seminars. At the final examination students must prove understanding of methods and procedures of vehicles testing. The concrete requirements will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
Recommended literature
  • Miroslav Papoušek, Pavel Štěrba. Diagnostika spalovacích motorů. Brno: Computer Press, 2007. ISBN 97880251 16975.
  • Vlk, F. Zkoušení a diagnostika motorových vozidel. Brno: Nakladatelství a vydavatelství VLK, 2005. ISBN 80-239-3717-0.


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: Environmental Protection in Transport (2015) Category: Transportation and communications 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Means: Environmental Protection in Transport (2016) Category: Transportation and communications 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer