Automotive Theory
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Course Description:
Students learn the performance characteristics of a road vehicle, its capability to accelerate, decelerate, and negotiate grades in a straight-line motion. The tractive (or braking) effort developed by the tires and the resisting forces acting on the vehicle determine the performance potential of the vehicle, and procedures for predicting and evaluating the performance characteristics of road vehicles.
Course Content
1. Equation of Motion and Maximum Tractive Effort.
2. Aerodynamic Forces and Moments.
3. Vehicle Power Plant and Transmission Characteristics.
4. Prediction of Vehicle Performance (Acceleration Time, Distance and Gradability).
5. Operating Fuel Economy.
6. Engine and Transmission Matching.
7. Tractive Effort and Slip of a Wheel.
Students learn the performance characteristics of a road vehicle, its capability to accelerate, decelerate, and negotiate grades in a straight-line motion. The tractive (or braking) effort developed by the tires and the resisting forces acting on the vehicle determine the performance potential of the vehicle, and procedures for predicting and evaluating the performance characteristics of road vehicles.
Course Content
1. Equation of Motion and Maximum Tractive Effort.
2. Aerodynamic Forces and Moments.
3. Vehicle Power Plant and Transmission Characteristics.
4. Prediction of Vehicle Performance (Acceleration Time, Distance and Gradability).
5. Operating Fuel Economy.
6. Engine and Transmission Matching.
7. Tractive Effort and Slip of a Wheel.