Module Descriptors
AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE DESIGN
MECH50701
Key Facts
School of Digital, Technologies and Arts
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Debi Roberts
Email: debi.roberts@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- CLASS-TEST weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Vehicle Dynamics, its application and uses within the Automotive industry. Analysis of vehicle dynamics, steering, roll and roll movement distribution. An introduction to suspension design.
Effects of variation of engine parameters including ignition timing, fuel supply, valve timing and compression ratio.
Alternative engine concepts and compare these with conventional modes of operation.
Feasibility of operation of engines on alternative fuel sources to encompass ECU's, emissions and environmental issues
Effects of variation of engine parameters including ignition timing, fuel supply, valve timing and compression ratio.
Alternative engine concepts and compare these with conventional modes of operation.
Feasibility of operation of engines on alternative fuel sources to encompass ECU's, emissions and environmental issues
Module Additional Assessment Details
Class test length 2 hours - multiple choice - weighting 50% assessing learning outcomes 1, 2, and 3 (final assessment).
Coursework length 3,000 words weighted at 50% assessing learning outcomes 4, 5 and 6.
Coursework length 3,000 words weighted at 50% assessing learning outcomes 4, 5 and 6.
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures 36 hours
Tutorials 36 hours
Tutorials 36 hours
Module Texts
Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines, Richard Stone, 1999, ISBN: 0
333 74013 0 (Palgrave MacMillan)
Advanced Engine Technology, Heinz Heisler, 1995, ISBN: 978
0 340 568224 (Butterworth-Heinemann)
Internal Combustion Engines, John B. Heywood, 1988, ISBN: 9780071004992
(McGraw-Hill)
The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice, Charles Fayette Taylor, 1985, Vol 1, ISBN: 026220052
X and Vol 2 ISBN: 0262200511
(MIT Press)
Automotive Handbook (8th Edition), Bosch GmbH, 2011, ISBN: 978-0-7680-1953-7
(Bentley Publishers)
Alternative Fuels - Chemical Energy Resources, E M Goodger, 1980, ISBN: 0-333-25813-4
(MacMillan)
Electric Vehicle Technology explained, J Larminie and J Lowry, 2003, ISBN: 0-470-85163-5
(Wiley)
Hydrogen and other Alternative Fuels for Air and Ground Transportation, H W Pohl, 1995, ISBN: 0-471-95336-9
(Wiley)
Design and Simulation of Four-Stroke Engines, G.P. Blair, 1999, ISBN: 0-7680-0440-3
(SAE)
Thermofluids, K Sherwin & M Horsley, 1996, ISBN: 0-412-59800-0
(Chapman and Hall)
Engineering Thermodynamics Work and Heat Transfer, G. F. C. Rogers & Y. R. Mayhew, 1992, ISBN: 0-582-045665
(Longmann)
Blundell Mike. The Multibody Approach to Vehicle Dynamics, 2004, ISBN: 0750651121
(Elsevier)
Happien Smith Julian. An Introduction to Modern Vehicle Design, 2001, ISBN: 0-7506-5044-3
(Butterworth-Heinemann)
Advanced Vehicle Technology, Heinz Heisler, 2002, ISBN 0750651318 (SAE)
Race Car Vehicle Dynamics, William F Milliken, 1995, ISBN 1560915269 (SAE)
Introduction to Race Car Engineering, Warren Rowley, 2004, ISBN 9780973432008 (Rowley Race Dynamics)
Tune to Win, Carroll Smith, 1978, ISBN 0-9651600-3-3 (Aero Publishers)
Drive to Win, Carroll Smith, 1996, ISBN 0-9651600-0-9 (Carroll Smith Consulting)
The Racing and High Performance Tire, Paul Haney, 2003, ISBN 0-9646414-2-9 (SAE)
Tyre and Vehicle Dynamics, Hans B Pacejka, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7506-6918-4 (Elsevier)
333 74013 0 (Palgrave MacMillan)
Advanced Engine Technology, Heinz Heisler, 1995, ISBN: 978
0 340 568224 (Butterworth-Heinemann)
Internal Combustion Engines, John B. Heywood, 1988, ISBN: 9780071004992
(McGraw-Hill)
The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice, Charles Fayette Taylor, 1985, Vol 1, ISBN: 026220052
X and Vol 2 ISBN: 0262200511
(MIT Press)
Automotive Handbook (8th Edition), Bosch GmbH, 2011, ISBN: 978-0-7680-1953-7
(Bentley Publishers)
Alternative Fuels - Chemical Energy Resources, E M Goodger, 1980, ISBN: 0-333-25813-4
(MacMillan)
Electric Vehicle Technology explained, J Larminie and J Lowry, 2003, ISBN: 0-470-85163-5
(Wiley)
Hydrogen and other Alternative Fuels for Air and Ground Transportation, H W Pohl, 1995, ISBN: 0-471-95336-9
(Wiley)
Design and Simulation of Four-Stroke Engines, G.P. Blair, 1999, ISBN: 0-7680-0440-3
(SAE)
Thermofluids, K Sherwin & M Horsley, 1996, ISBN: 0-412-59800-0
(Chapman and Hall)
Engineering Thermodynamics Work and Heat Transfer, G. F. C. Rogers & Y. R. Mayhew, 1992, ISBN: 0-582-045665
(Longmann)
Blundell Mike. The Multibody Approach to Vehicle Dynamics, 2004, ISBN: 0750651121
(Elsevier)
Happien Smith Julian. An Introduction to Modern Vehicle Design, 2001, ISBN: 0-7506-5044-3
(Butterworth-Heinemann)
Advanced Vehicle Technology, Heinz Heisler, 2002, ISBN 0750651318 (SAE)
Race Car Vehicle Dynamics, William F Milliken, 1995, ISBN 1560915269 (SAE)
Introduction to Race Car Engineering, Warren Rowley, 2004, ISBN 9780973432008 (Rowley Race Dynamics)
Tune to Win, Carroll Smith, 1978, ISBN 0-9651600-3-3 (Aero Publishers)
Drive to Win, Carroll Smith, 1996, ISBN 0-9651600-0-9 (Carroll Smith Consulting)
The Racing and High Performance Tire, Paul Haney, 2003, ISBN 0-9646414-2-9 (SAE)
Tyre and Vehicle Dynamics, Hans B Pacejka, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7506-6918-4 (Elsevier)
Module Resources
PC based software, Ricardo WAVE CFD Software, Adams MSc Software
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CE20013-5 Automotive Studies or equivalent