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Technological trends in cars and motorcycles construction

Summary

The primary goal of the course is introduce the audience to issue of trends in the automotive industry. The student will learn about less known and innovative procedures in the production, design and construction of road vehicles in connection with Industry 4.0. In theoretical part of the lectures, will be student introduced to theoretical knowledge from the construction of modern vehicles, and in practical exercises I will be introduced to the use of electronic diagnostic systems and measuring devices that are used in modern vehicles and in their construction and design.

Literature

RICHTÁŘ, M; ŠMIRAUS, J; DRESLER, P; - Virtual education in transport, Construction of vehicles - module M9, VŠB – TU Ostrava, Ostrava 2013 – available at www.issuu.com
HAYES, John G. a Gordon A. GOODARZI. Electric powertrain: energy systems, power electronics and drives for hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles. Hoboken [NJ, USA]: Wiley, 2018. ISBN 978-1-119-06364-3 .
FOALE, Tony. Motorcycle handling and chassis design: the art and science. 2. rinting. S.l.: s.n, 2003. ISBN 9788493328610 .
GILLESPIE, T.D. Fundamentals of vehicle dynamics. Warrendale, PA : Society of Automotive Engineers, c1992. ISBN 978-1560911999 .
KAMEŠ, Josef, 2004. Alternative car propulsion. Prague: BEN - technical literature. ISBN 80-7300-127-6.
EHSANI, Mehrdad, Yimin GAO, Stefano LONGO a Kambiz M. EBRAHIMI, [2018]. Modern electric, hybrid electric, and fuel cell vehicles. Third edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-4987-6177-2 .

Advised literature

ČERNÝ, David, Ondřej VACULÍN and Petr ZÁMEČNÍK, ed. Automated vehicle control and autonomous transport: technical and humanitarian perspectives. Prague: Academia, 2022. ISBN 978-80-200-3358-1.
PETERS, George A. a Barbara J. PETERS, 2019. Automotive vehicle safety. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-0-367-39587-2 .


Language of instruction čeština
Code 342-3393
Abbreviation TTKaM
Course title Technological trends in cars and motorcycles construction
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Jakub Šmiraus, Ph.D.