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2020　Automotive Structural System Engineering A

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Mechanical Engineering
Instructor(s)
Yamaura Hiroshi  Okuma Masaaki  Inaba Kazuaki 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
-
Group
-
Course number
MEC.U431
Credits
3
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
3-4Q
Syllabus updated
2020/6/7
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
English
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Course description and aims

This course is offered by TAIST-Tokyo Tech program, giving an overview of vehicle research and development, suspension and drive-train systems, and structural mechanics. This course introduces vehicle planning and design, components, characteristics, suspension, steering, tire, braking, bending, torsion, and crashworthiness.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand and explain an overview of vehicle research and development.
2) Have an understanding of suspension and drive train systems, and based on this, solve basic problems.
3) Have an understanding of vehicle structural requirements, and based on this, solve deformation with various loading conditions.

This subject corresponds to learn the objectives
A) Study of specialized subjects with a core in mechanical engineering
E) Learning to foster international perspectives and ethics
in graduate study guide.

Keywords

Vehicle design, Suspension, Drive-train system, Vehicle structural mechanics

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

As an intensive course, a 3-hour class will be held for 5 days in a week. A total of three themes will be covered for 3 weeks.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Vehicle planning and design Understand vehicle planning and design
Class 2 From Advanced research to marketing Understand overview of advanced research and marketing of vehicle
Class 3 The past and the future prospect Understand the past and the future prospect of vehicle
Class 4 Vehicle components Explain vehicle components
Class 5 Propulsion and engine Explain propulsion and engine
Class 6 Body and suspension Explain body and suspension of vehicle
Class 7 Vehicle characteristics Explain vehicle characteristics
Class 8 Performance of man-machine-environment system Explain performance of man-machine-environment system
Class 9 Active safety and passive safety Explain active safety and passive safety
Class 10 Final exam for vehicle planning and design, components, characteristics Prove abilities to understand and explain vehicle planning and design, components, characteristics
Class 11 Suspension system Understand suspension system
Class 12 Steering system Understand steering system
Class 13 Tire and its interaction with road surface Understand tire and its interaction with road surface
Class 14 Braking system Understand braking system
Class 15 midterm exam for suspension and drive-train systems Solve simple problems for suspension and drive-train systems
Class 16 Friction and tribology Explain friction and tribology
Class 17 Drive-train Explain drive-train
Class 18 Stability and manoeuvrability analysis Explain stability and manoeubrability analysis
Class 19 Advanced control system Understand advanced control system
Class 20 Final exam for suspension and drive-train systems Solve basic problems for suspension and drive-train systems
Class 21 Automobile body Understand automobile body
Class 22 Structural requirements Understand structural requirements
Class 23 Basics of strength of materials Understand basics of strength of materials
Class 24 Structural elements Understand structural elements
Class 25 Tension and compression of beam and thin plate Calculate tension and compression of beam and thin plate
Class 26 Bending of beam and thin plate Calculate bending of beam and thin plate
Class 27 Deflection of beam and thin plate Calculate deflection of beam and thin plate
Class 28 Torsion of beam and thin plate Calculate torsion of beam and thin plate
Class 29 Body bending and torsion Calculate simplified body bending and tosion
Class 30 Crashworthiness Understand crashworthiness

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Handout

Assessment criteria and methods

Exams (66.7%) and reports (33.3%)

Related courses

  • ZSK.T411 ： Automotive Comfort Mechanics Engineering A
  • ZSK.T511 ： Automotive Comfort Mechanics Engineering B
  • ZSK.T414 ： Basics of Automotive Design A
  • ZSK.T514 ： Basics of Automotive Design B

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None

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