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Motorcycles Design

Language of instruction čeština
Code 342-0690
Abbreviation KMot
Course title Motorcycles Design
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Jakub Šmiraus, Ph.D.

Summary

The graduate will be able to describe the differences in the design of motorcycles compared to two-wheeled vehicles and explain the driving dynamics and stability of a two-wheeled vehicle. He will be able to design and assess the design of the frame, chassis, drive and electrical systems of a motorcycle, including electronic assistance and safety systems. He will be able to independently develop and defend a project focused on a selected structural part of a motorcycle.

Literature

LIVESEY, Andrew, 2021. Motorcycle Engineering. Routledge. ISBN 9781000373387 .

RICHTÁŘ, M; ŠMIRAUS, J; DRESLER, P; - Virtuální vzdělávání v dopravě, Stavba vozidel - modul M9, VŠB – TU Ostrava, Ostrava 2013 – www.issuu.com

FOALE, Tony. Motorcycle handling and chassis design: the art and science. 2. rinting. S.l.: s.n, 2003. ISBN 9788493328610 .

Neil Spalding, MotoGP Technology 3rd Edition, 304 pages, 15 Nov. 2017, ISBN-10 1999885600 

Šmiraus J., Dresler P.; Sylabus k předmětu: "Vybrané přednášky z konstrukce závodních vozidel" - EN version

Advised 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 .

BROWN, Roland. Motocykly: encyklopedie od A do Z. Dotisk 1. českého vyd. [i.e. 2. vyd.]. Praha: Svojtka & Co., 2011. ISBN 978-80-256-0743-5 .

Neil Spalding, MotoGP Technology 3rd Edition, 304 pages, 15 Nov. 2017, ISBN-10
1999885600