Course Introduction
Prerequisite
Familiarity with mechanics
Course Contents
- Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics, Free body diagram of vehicle under static and dynamic condition. Representation by quarter car model, half car model and full car model. Tire forces and moments, Different models tire forces and moments.
- Review of steering condition and its functioning. Kinematics of vehicle motion with and without steering.
- General stability concept and its application in longitudinal motion.
- Concept of Vehicle Control using PID control system.
- Conditions of vehicle stability: Understeering , Neutral steering , Over steering.
- Vehicle Handling: Simplified equation for lateral motion under different steering condition.
- Vehicle driving: Acceleration and clutch operation.
- Vehicle braking: Performance characteristics and ABS system
- Concept of Driver Vehicle model.
- Vehicle driveline modeling
- Dynamic analysis and performance characteristics of a comfort vehicle ride.
What you'll learn
The students will learn the basic concept of forces acting on the vehicle and try to write the equation of motion of the vehicle under different manuover conditions.
About the Instructor
Prof. Ashok Kumar Pandey has been associated with Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at IIT Hyderabad since 2010. He is currently the Professor and the Head of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research interest is Vibrations, Vehicle Dynamics, MEMS based Sensors.
Instructor ProfileCourse Assessment
Assessment may consist of assignments &/or quizzes &/viva &/or exams.