Course detail

Dynamics of Vehicles

FSI-QDYAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course will acquaint with the basic theoretical findings, oriented to vehicle dynamic. The core of the subject is to understand relations between applied forces and vehicle motion. On the basis of this knowledge will be possible to get understanding of the function of vehicle systems, and to create relations between vehicle design and dynamic characteristics. The course gets theoretical background for consequential courses in specialization motor vehicles.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Petr Porteš, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Automotive Engineering (ÚADI)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of numerical mathematics and technical mechanics, kinematics, dynamics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Requirements for Course-unit credit award: The orientation within problems discussed and the ability of solving them, examined by working-out assigned tasks without significant mistakes. Continuous study checking is carried out together with given tasks verification. Examination: The exam verifies and evaluates the knowledge of physical fundamentals of presented problems, theirs mathematical description on a presented level and application to solved tasks. The exam consists of a written part (test) and an oral part. Final evaluation consists of: 1. Evaluation of the work on seminars (elaborated tasks). 2. Result of the writing part of the exam (test). 3. Result of the oral part of the exam.
Attendance at seminars is obligatory, checked by a teacher. The way of compensation of absence is solved individually with a course provider.

Aims

The aim is to get theoretical findings, which enable to the students to analyze vehicle dynamics behavior and to understand the function of mechanical and electronical vehicle systems.
The students will get theoretical and terminological knowledge in the area of vehicle dynamics. The principles are directly applicable in consequential courses of motor vehicles specialization.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

GILLESPIE, T.D. Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics, Revised edition. Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA, 2021, ISBN 978-1-4686-0176-3. (EN)
JAZZAR, Reza N. Vehicle dynamics: Theory and application. 3rd edition. New York, NY: Springer Science Business Media, 2017. ISBN 978-331-9534-404. (EN)

Recommended reading

PACEJKA, Hans B. Tire and vehicle dynamics. Third Edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2012. ISBN 9780080970165. (EN)
PACEJKA, H.B., Takahashi,T. Cornering on uneven roads, Vehicle System Dynamics Vol. 17 (1988), No. 7. (EN)
Road vehicles - Vehicle dynamics and road-holding ability – Vocabulary, ISO8855 : 2011 (E/F), International Organization for Standardization, Switzerland (EN)
Směrová dynamika vozidel – Definice základních pojmů, ČSN 30 0034, Vydavatelství Úřadu pro normalizaci a měření, Praha 1981 (CS)
Vehicle Dynamics Terminology, SAE J670e, Society of Autmotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA (EN)
VLK, F. Dynamika motorových vozidel. Nakladatelství a zasilatelství vlk, Brno 2001, ISBN 80-238-5273-6. (CS)
WONG, J. Theory of ground vehicles. 4th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2008, 560 p. ISBN 04-701-7038-7. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-AAE-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
  • Programme N-ADI-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme EID_P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Porteš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to vehicle dynamics
2. Axle load
3. Acceleration - engine power, driving resistance
4. Acceleration - tire grip, differential
5. Braking properties - braking distance
6. Braking properties – braking stability, distribution of braking forces, anti-lock system
7. Tires - construction, mechanism of friction between the tire and the road
8. Tires - longitudinal force, lateral force and self aligning torque, steady state tire characteristics
9. Tires – transition properties, measurement of characteristics
10. Vehicle handling - low speed cornering, high speed cornering
11. Vehicle handling – influence of wheel suspension, experimental measurement
12. Driving on an uneven road - unevenness of the road, perception of driving vibrations
13. Driving on an uneven road - characteristics of the vehicle, quarter model of the vehicle, suspension stiffness, unsprung mass, damping, vertical and roll movements

Computer-assisted exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Petr Porteš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Axle load – example problems
2. Driving resistances – example problems
3. - 4. Acceleration – example problems
5. - 6. Braking properties – example problems
7. - 9. Tires – example problems
10. - 11. Vehicle handling – example problems
12. - 13. Driving on an uneven road – example problems