Course detail

Motor Vehicles

FSI-FAUAcad. year: 2015/2016

Comprehensive presentation of basic problems in designing vehicles. The course focuses on motor cars, and commercial motor vehicles. Students will be made familiar with the main development trends in the field presented on theoretical analysis of solved problems. Theoretical knowledge acquired in the previous study will be applied to concrete problems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kaplan, CSc.

Department

Institute of Automotive Engineering (ÚADI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be have an overview of the current situation in design of undercart parts of vehicles, and will be able to forecast their development. Students will acquire knowledge necessary for an independent design activities.

Prerequisites

The student needs to have knowledge appropriate courses of theoretical basics of bachelor study programme at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology, Brno

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Graded course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars, and passed control tests. Examination tests student’s knowledge of presented study material. The exam has a written and an oral part.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is make students familiar with the design of undercart parts of motor cars and trucks, buses and vehicle trains.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at seminars is compulsory and systematically checked by the teacher. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the course supervisor.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bosch: Automotive Handbook. 6th Edition, 2004
Kaplan, Z.: Převodná ústrojí motorových vozidel.

Recommended reading

Bosch: Automotive Handbook. 6th Edition, 2004
Kaplan, Z.: Převodná ústrojí motorových vozidel.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B-SSZ , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Ondřej Blaťák, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kaplan, CSc.

Syllabus

01. Train resistance.
02. Train limits.
03. Axles, constructional principle.
04. Systems of suspension and damping.
05. Tyres and wheels.
06. Braking systems.
07. Vehicle steering systems.
08. Clutch
09. Gearbox, synchronizing
10. Planetary gearbox
11. Transmission and cardan shaft
12. Axle drive
13. Differential

E-learning texts

FAU a FAU-K Převody ZS 2018/19
00 Převodová ústrojí MV.pdf 6.21 MB
01 Spojky.pdf 5.4 MB
02 Převodovky.pdf 4.42 MB
02a Převodovky planetové.pdf 2.05 MB
03 Spojovací a kloubové hřídele.pdf 2.62 MB
04 Stálý převod.pdf 3.61 MB
05 Diferenciály.pdf 3.14 MB
06 Pohon všech kol.pdf 1.73 MB
02b Převodovky dvoutoke.pdf 3.69 MB
02c Převodovky plynulé.pdf 2.76 MB