Fundamentals of vehicle dynamics (DIN010)

This course has the following objectives:

To present the mathematical modeling as a representation tool of vehicle dynamics;
To introduce the study of vehicle dynamics for understanding of the vehicle movement behavior;
To present the typical areas of vehicle dynamics and the fundamental aspects to be analyzed in each area;
To discuss the physical laws necessary for the study of vehicle dynamics;
To discuss the use of computational tools and to illustrate the theoretical aspects using practical applications.

Topics:

Introduction
- Introduction to the product development
- Mathematical models
Fundamentals of vehicle dynamics
- Introduction to vehicle dynamics
- Classification of problems in vehicle dynamics
- Coordinate systems and physical quantities
- Mathematical models of tire-wheel set
Longitudinal Dynamics
- Introduction
- Acceleration performance
- Braking performance
- Gradeability
- Lateral stability of a braking vehicle
Vertical Dynamics
- Introduction
- Description of road irregularities
- Chassis and suspension models
- 1-DOF model
- Quarter car model
- Pitch plane model
- Roll model
- Human exposure to whole-body vibration
Lateral Dynamics
- Introduction
- Single Track Model
- Stability analysis
- Steady state response
- Transient response

Under and over steering
- Understeer gradient
- Determination of understeer gradient

Basic bibliography