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Road Vehicles Design

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-3313/03
Abbreviation SSV
Course title Road Vehicles Design
Credits 4
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Michal Richtář, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

- Vehicle types, basic vehicle specification,
- Vehicle design concept, hybrid vehicles, electromobiles
- Vehicle dynamics, driving force,
- Braking of road vehicles
- Vehicle clutches, freewheel, purpose, function, construction
- Vehicle gearboxes, purpose, function, construction
- Axle drives, axle gearboxes, differencial, purpose, function, construction
- Driving shafts, joints, purpose, function, construction
- Vehicle bodies, carroseries, cabs, purpose, function, construction
- Axles, suspension systems, purpose, function, construction
- Brakes and braking systems, purpose, function, construction
- Steering system, purpose, function, construction
- Springs and dumpers, purpose, function, construction

Literature

Richtář, M., Šmiraus, J., Dresler, P. Stavba silničních vozidel, studijní opory, VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2021, http://www.vvvd.cz/m9-stavba-silnicnich-vozidel-24.htm
Kemka, V.: Silniční vozidla: vybrané statě z konstrukce a dynamiky vozidel. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2019
Vlk, F.: Dynamika motorových vozidel. Nakladatelství a vydavatelství VLK, Brno 2000
Vlk, F.: Stavba motorových vozidel. Nakladatelství a vydavatelství VLK, Brno 2003
Frybert, J. a kol.: Alternativní pohony, Brno: Integrovaná střední škola automobilní, 2015, ISBN 978-80-260-7548-6 

Advised literature

Stone, R. Ball, J, Automotive Engineering Fundamentals, ISBN 0-7680-0987-1, 2004
Barton, D. C, Fieldhouse, J, D. Automotive Chassis Engineering, ISBN 978-3-319-72436-2, 2018
Sakthivel, R. Faisal O. Mahroogi, S. Narayan, S. Abubakar, M. U. Kaisan, Youssef Alammari, Introduction to Automotive Engineering, ISBN:9781119479802, 2019