TMP310 Machine- and Vehicle Dynamics

The course consist of a 4 hours lectures and 2 hours exercises pr. week. The lectures includes, vehicles with internal combustion engines, hybrid operation, electric cars and other types of rotating machinery. The lectures also include also braking theory, steering and suspension geometry, propulsion theory, engine theory, and environmental impacts on the environment, as well as theory that deals with the interaction between engine and drivetrain. In addition, an introduction is given to equivalent mass-moments of inertia, oscillation analysis and basic safety aspects and traffic accident investigation. External lectures from the vehicle sector is also used.

After completing the course, students should be able to dimension drivetrains, brakes, wheel suspension, as well as suspension and damping systems for simple vehicles and machines. Students must know the factors that affect driving resistance and power requirements, and be able to choose engine and drivetrain solutions so that requirements for desired driving characteristics, energy consumption and environment are met. Furthermore, students must be able to perform simple vibration analyzes, propose suitable measures to reduce vibration problems and , propose actions to reduce vibration problems and have gained competence in traffic accident analysis.