3 credits
Spring 2025 Lecture Upper Division
Modeling of wheeled vehicles to predict performance, handling, and ride. Effects of vehicle center of mass, tire characteristics, traction and slip, engine characteristics, and gear ratios on performance. Suspension design. Steady state and transient handling models of four-wheeled vehicles and car-trailer systems to determine oversteer and understeer characteristics, critical speeds, and stability. Multi-degree-of-freedom ride models, including tire and suspension compliance. Computer simulations. Current research topics in vehicle vibration isolation.
Learning Outcomes1Mature in application of modeling techniques to predict the dynamic behavior of highway vehicles.
2Develop an understanding of the relationships between vehicle design variables and vehicle dynamic behavior (acceleration, braking, handling, and ride).
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