Module Descriptors
ADVANCED VEHICLE DYNAMICS
MECH70578
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Abdul Waheed Awan
Email: A.Awan@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
1 hour per week will comprise a formal lecture.
2 hours per week will take place in Faculty laboratories (or relevant track) where demonstrations, practical exercises and formal lab works will be undertaken.
(1:20)2 (1:n)1
2 hours per week will take place in Faculty laboratories (or relevant track) where demonstrations, practical exercises and formal lab works will be undertaken.
(1:20)2 (1:n)1
Module Indicative Content
- Fundamental principles behind multibody modelling and various factors that influence accuracy and execution speed
- Major suspension functions, design concepts and key design metrics
- Major influences of suspension design on ride and handling
- Relative merits of simple and complex modelling strategies in vehicle dynamics and the links between them
- Principles of testing of vehicle handling dynamics and their limitations
- Model-based investigations in vehicle dynamics and the validity of such investigations.
- Major suspension functions, design concepts and key design metrics
- Major influences of suspension design on ride and handling
- Relative merits of simple and complex modelling strategies in vehicle dynamics and the links between them
- Principles of testing of vehicle handling dynamics and their limitations
- Model-based investigations in vehicle dynamics and the validity of such investigations.
Module Additional Assessment Details
50% Exam (2 hours) accessing learning outcome 2.
50% Assignment (2,500 words) assessing learning outcomes 1 and 3.
50% Assignment (2,500 words) assessing learning outcomes 1 and 3.
Module Texts
'The Multibody Approach to Vehicle Dynamics', M Blundell, Elsevier 2004. (ISBN 0750651121)
'Tyres, Suspension and Handling', J C Dixon Cambridge University Press, 1991.(ISBN 1560918314)
'Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics', T D Gillespie, SAE, 1992.(ISBN 1560911999)
'Vehicle Handling Dynamics', J R Ellis, Mechanical Engineering Publications, 1994, ISBN: 0852988850
'Advanced Vehicle Technology', H Heisler, Elsevier, 2004. (ISBN 0750651318)
'Tyres, Suspension and Handling', J C Dixon Cambridge University Press, 1991.(ISBN 1560918314)
'Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics', T D Gillespie, SAE, 1992.(ISBN 1560911999)
'Vehicle Handling Dynamics', J R Ellis, Mechanical Engineering Publications, 1994, ISBN: 0852988850
'Advanced Vehicle Technology', H Heisler, Elsevier, 2004. (ISBN 0750651318)
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
FCET Labs, James Watt Automotive Resources or equivalent