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Selected lectures from the construction of racing vehicles

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 342-0660/04
Abbreviation VPzKZV
Course title Selected lectures from the construction of racing vehicles
Credits 2
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Jakub Šmiraus, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Basic categorization of motorsport
2. Race car vehicle dynamics
3. Fundamentals of race car aerodynamics
4. Chassis of racing cars
5. Suspensions of race vehicles
6. Racing engines
7. Transmission of racing vehicles
8. Racing tyres
9. Theory of the racing line
10.Electronics of racing cars
11. Brakes of racing cars
12. Gearboxes of racing cars
13. Safety in motorsport
14. Free lecture - Formula Student

Literature

MILLIKEN, William F. Jr., MILLIKEN, Douglas L. Race Car Vehicle Dynamics. 1. vyd. Nakladatelství a vydavatelství SAE, 1995. 922 s. ISBN 1-56091-526-9 .

Advised literature

MILLIKEN, William F. Jr., MILLIKEN, Douglas L. Race Car Vehicle Dynamics. 1. edition. SAE. 1995. 922 p. ISBN 1-56091-526-9 .