MAK 4053E - Vehicle Technology

Course Objectives

The primary objective of the course is to learn the fundamental relationships between vehicle design parameters and vehicle response, including performance, handling and ride. With this understanding, the student should be able to model the behavior of a vehicle to determine appropriate values of the design parameters to enhance response.

Course Description

The emphasis of the course is on the analysis and evaluation of the performance of road vehicles. Introduction to vehicle dynamics, tires and their mechanics, drive-train model, braking stability, steering of vehicles, suspension kinematics and vehicle ride models.