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Cars 1

Language of instruction angličtina, čeština
Code 342-6537
Abbreviation Au1
Course title Cars 1
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Michal Richtář, Ph.D.

Summary

The graduate will be able to describe the design and operation of automotive clutches, gearboxes and drive shafts and explain the function of the differential and transfer case. He will be able to design and calculate the basic parameters of selected drive train elements (clutch, constant velocity joint, differential), including for vehicles with hybrid, electric or hydrogen drive. He will be able to independently process and defend a design project focused on the drive train of a car.

Literature

Richtář, M. Šmiraus, J. Automobiles I. Learning support. Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava. 130 stran. 2025.
Crolla, D. A., Automotive Engineering - Powertrain, Chassis System and Vehicle Body, Elsevier Burlington, 2009, ISBN 978-1-85617-577-7 .
Stone, R. Ball, J, Automotive Engineering Fundamentals, ISBN 0-7680-0987-1.

Advised literature

RAJAMANI, Rajesh, 2023. Advanced Vehicle Dynamics. Cham: Springer. ISBN 978-3-031-15574-1 .
GILLESPIE, Thomas D. Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics. Revised edition. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 2021. ISBN 978-1-4686-0176-3 .