Curriculum subject

Theory and Testing of Cars

Subject
Subject code	TAT298
Subject name	Theory and Testing of Cars
Credit points	4 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2013 AT
Study year	3
Semester	Spring semester
Subject type	Mandatory

Subject loads
Lecture	32
Practice	16

General description
Forces acting on vehicle. Acceleration and braking dynamic. Force and power balance calculation. Economic characteristics. Kinematics of car turn and manoeuvring. Stability of car. Off-road properties. Noise, vibration and harshness. Car dynamic measurement systems. Straight line drive dynamic measurements. Curved line drive dynamic measurements. Circuit drive analysis. Experimental fuel consumption measurements.

General aim
Student knows: Vehicle dynamics Car stabilty and road safety conditions and affecting factors Car handling reactions by driving aid equipment Car construction influence to driving line Car dynamic and utilization measurement techniques and data analysis

Aim
Student can evaluate utilization options and calculate vehicle dynamic properties for various types of drive schemes.

Form description
Lectures and practice at car testfield.

Literature
Sein, J. Kiiresti ja kindlalt. Tallinn 1998 Auto teknilinen taskukirja. Bosch 1984 Milliken, F. William, Milliken, L. Douglas. Race Car Vehicle Dynamics. SAE International 1995 Novel materials produced and chosen by lecturerer

Evaluation methods
During lectures there are three works and it gives sixty percent of final grade: Written task during lectures Test report Control work The rest of fourty percent is based on portfolio and its defence with self evaluation. All works has to be completed on time and minimum level is fifty one percent at each work.

Name of the e-learning course at Moodle environment (http://ekool.tktk.ee)
Lecturer Sven Andresen learning materials. Theory and testing of cars.

Replacement Subjects
TAT393 Vehicle Physics

Current rounds
None