• Introduction to module
• Vehicle chassis design
• Transmission and suspension
• Steering mechanisms and applications
• Vehicle Setup and Scrutineering
• Vehicle Handling for general and performance vehicles
• Safety within Vehicle Design and Adaptation for Motorsport
• Four-Stroke and Two-Stroke Engine Cycles
• Engine Components for general and performance vehicles
• Intake and Exhaust Systems for Emissions and Performance
• Thermodynamics of Engine Cycles and Combustion
• Thermal Systems for Automotive and Motorsport
• Alternative powerplants for both general and performance vehicles
• Initial data capture and analysis in vehicles

This module will enable students to gain understanding, apply knowledge, analyse and evaluate problems and create solutions through a variety of activities, including:

• Lectures – the lectures will focus on the knowledge needed and practical application of each new topic. Group learning will be encouraged.

• Seminars, Tutorials/Labs within workshop and computer lab. The tutorials and lab sessions will allow students to ask specific questions, work on example problems or gain experience of practical applications of the topics.

• Student centred learning

Balkwill, J., (2017) Performance Vehicle Dynamics: Engineering and Applications, Butterworth-Heinemann

Bell, A. G., (1999) Two-Stroke Performance Tuning 2nd Ed. Haynes

Bell, A. G., (2012) Four-Stroke Performance Tuning 4th Ed. Haynes

Blair, G. P., (1996) Design and Simulation of Two-Stroke Engines, SAE International

Blair, G. P., (1999) Design and Simulation of Four-Stroke Engines, SAE International

Ehsani, M., Gao, Y., Longo, S. and Ebrahimi, K., (2018) Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles 3rd Ed. CRC Press

Ferguson, C. R. and Kirkpatrick. A. T., (2015) Internal Combustion Engines: Applied Thermosciences 3rd Ed. Wiley-Blackwell

Heisler, H., (1998) Vehicle and Engine Technology, Butterworth-Heinemann 2nd Ed.

Seward, D., (2014) Race Car Design Palgrave Macmillan

Smith, J., (2013) Smith’s Fundamentals of Motorsport Engineering OUP Oxford

Staniforth, A., (2006) Competition Car Suspension: A Practical Handbook 4th Ed. Haynes

Staniforth, A., (2002) Race and Rally Car Source Book 4th Ed. Haynes

Stone, R., (2012) Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines 4th Ed. Palgrave Macmillan

Zuijdijk, J., (2013) Vehicle Dynamics and Damping, AuthorHouse

Automotive and Motorsport Workshop; including engine facilities and vehicles
PC based software; CAD, Ricardo WAVE, Excel, MATLAB and Simulink, AIM, MOTEC and PI Research

1. Appraise the major components within vehicles and arrange them into appropriate combinations to form a viable chassis design. (AHEP 3:SM1b, EA1b, EA3b, D6, P11b, G1,G2, G3b, G4)

2. Propose the appropriate calculable areas which affect handing and stability and use these to critically analyse safety and handling within vehicle design. (AHEP 3:SM1b, EA1b,EA3b, EA4b, D3b, D4, D5, G1, G2)

3. Inspect and investigate engine operating cycles, components and alternative power systems to critically compare the key performance indicators of different types of engine and powertrain systems. (AHEP 3: SM1b, SM2b, EA1b, EA2, EA3b, D3b, P4, G1)

4. Analyse, plan and execute set-up strategies from a set-up sheet and record the relevant data and set-up information into an appropriate format. (AHEP 3: SM2b,EA1b,EA4b, D3b, D6, P11b, G1, G2, G4)

80% Assignment; a 3000 word report incorporating analysis, research and diagrams across the studied areas - assessing all learning outcomes and 20% Group Presentation - assessing all learning outcomes. Meeting AHEP 3 Outcomes SM1b, SM2b, EA1b, EA2, EA3b, EA4b, D3b, D4, D5, D6, P4, P11b, G1, G2, G3b, G4.

Formative assessment will be provided through tutor response to non-assessed tasks throughout the module and feedback on your work during tutorials and drop-in sessions.