Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Taşıt Tekniği (Vehicle Technology)
	English	Vehicle Technology
Course Code	MAK 4053E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	7	-	2	1	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Özgen Akalın
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.
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