MOT 583 - Vehicle Design

Course Objectives

1. To understand the relationships between vehicle design parameters and vehicle properties.
2. To give students vehicle design basics, processes, stages and optimization methods using a vehicle model.

Course Description

Automotive engineering development; design plan, platforms, concept design and styling process; major requirements in vehicle design; vehicle body design; vehicle properties and vehicle parameters; performance and active safety; vehicle handling; occupant accommodation; comfort, human factors and suspension system design; crashworthiness and occupant protection; conflicting goals and resolution methods; mathematical modeling of vehicle design and optimization.