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Cars 1

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 342-6537/02
Abbreviation Au1
Course title Cars 1
Credits 5
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Michal Richtář, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Concept of the powertrain systems, arrangement of the automobile drive.
2. Automobile clutches, types, purpose, operation, design, basic parameters design, thermal stress of the friction clutch, strength calculation of clutch components, freewheel, types, purpose, operation, design, calculation.
3. Automobile gearboxes, types, purpose, operation, design, kinematic diagrams, calculation of gears in a gearbox.
4. Two-shaft, three-shaft and planetary gearboxes, planetary gear set - Willis equation.
5. Additional and transfer gearboxes, multi-stage gearboxes.
6. Hydrodynamic torque converter, hydromechanical gearboxes, hydrostatic, CVT gearboxes.
7. Cardan and connecting shafts, types, design, kinematics of the universal joint.
8. Homokinetic joint, design of basic parameters, strength calculation.
9. Drive axle transmissions, multi-axle drive, transfer cases.
10. Types of axle gearboxes, gear sets of axle gearbox final drive.
11. Differential, types, purpose, operation, construction, differential theory, efficiency, limited-slip differentials, slip, differential lock, strength calculation of bevel differential components.
12. Powertrain of hybrid-powered cars
13. Powertrain of electric and hydrogen-powered cars

E-learning

Study materials are available in the LMS Moodle system.

Literature

Crolla, D. A., Automotive Engineering - Powertrain, Chassis System and Vehicle Body, Elsevier Burlington, 2009, ISBN 978-1-85617-577-7 
http://homel.vsb.cz/~dor028/Opory/
Stone, R. Ball, J, Automotive Engineering Fundamentals, ISBN 0-7680-0987-1

Advised literature

Liščák, Š., Matějka, R., Rievaj, V., Šulgan, M.,: Prevádzkové charakteristiky vozidiel II. EDIS – Vydavatelstvo Žilinskej univerzity, Žilina, 2005. ISBN 80-8070-388-4, Slovakia
Vlk, F., Převodová ústrojí motorových vozidel. Nakladatelství a vydavatelství VLK, Brno 2000,, ISBN 80-238-5275-2